A MUM and her five-year-old daughter were injured when their car was involved in an accident.

Police said a Ford Orion, driven by Susan Denmore, 29, of Thorn Grove, Colne, swerved to avoid a Peugeot 309 driven by 26-year-old Kerry Larkin, of Chatham Street, Colne.

The Ford was in collision with a parked and unattended Citroen BX.

Susan and her daughter Chloe, a passenger in the Ford, suffered bruising and were taken to Burnley General Hospital. They were discharged after treatment.

The accident happened in Temple Street, Colne, at 4pm yesterday.