A driver made a miraculous escape from the wreckage of a car after it flipped during an accident on the M57 motorway today.
Images show the vehicle, which appears to be a red Fiat 500, lying on its side with its windscreen shattered having damaged the crash barriers at the side of the carriageway.
The incident occurred on the northbound carriageway between junctions 1 and 2 near Prescot shortly after midday.
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One lane remains blocked off as police deal with the recovery of the vehicle.
A spokesman for the North West Motorway Police posted on Twitter: "Collision M57 northbound, J1 to 2. Vehicle on its roof.
"Thankfully only minor injuries to the driver. Block on at the moment whilst police and Highways England deal at the scene."
An update from traffic monitoring service Inrix said: "One lane closed and slow traffic due to accident on M57 Northbound from J1 M62 J6 (Tarbock Island) to J2 A57 Liverpool Road (Prescot)."
