A DRIVER was arrested after a three-vehicle crash closed a major road for most of Thursday.

The Daresbury Expressway was closed for several hours from 8.30am in both directions due to the accident between two cars and a motorbike.

A driver was arrested after the incident, which involved a blue Skoda and a silver Audi.

One patient was taken to Aintree Hospital with serious leg injuries and a further two were transferred to Warrington Hospital with the extent of their injuries unknown.

An air ambulance was also called.

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