TWO people needed hospital treatment after a car lost control at the junction of Longridge Road and Gallows Lane on Saturday.

A Volvo saloon, driven by George Kenneth Halliwell, 59, from Buckshaw Hall Close in Astley Village was in collision with a BMW driven by Michael Grayston, 37, of Highfield Road, Clitheroe carrying two passengers.

Mr Halliwell was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary suffering from shock. One of the passengers, Karen Grayston, was also taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary and was treated for a broken collar bone but was not detained.