A TEENAGER arrested after a crash involving a car and a lorry on the M62 remains under investigation, police say.

Police were called to reports a BMW being in collision with an articulated lorry close to junction seven at Rainhill Stoops at around 1.55am on Friday, April 12.

The driver of the car, a man, suffered a laceration to his head.

Meanwhile, two male occupants of the car and the driver of the lorry, a man, were uninjured.

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A 19-year-old man from the Stoke area was arrested on suspicion of disqualified driving, drink and drug driving, and careless driving.

A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said today that the arrested suspect remains under investigation, as inquiries continue.

The crash saw the eastbound carriageway closed until around 6.30am on Friday.