Woman airlifted

AN ASKAM-IN-FURNESS woman had to be airlifted to hospital with spinal injuries following an accident on a notorious stretch of the A595 near Foxfield. The two-vehicle accident involving an Audi and a Vauxhall Vectra happened between Banks End and Wreaks Level at about 11.15pm on Sunday. The 45-year-old female passenger in the Audi was airlifted to hospital with injuries to her collarbone and sternum. The driver of the car, a 29-year-old man from Askam, was taken to hospital by ambulance suffering from head injuries. The driver of the Vauxhall Vectra, a 54-year-old man from Barrow, escaped uninjured but his female passenger was taken to Furness General Hospital suffering from chest pains. She was later released. The accident caused minor delays as drivers were diverted through Broughton-in-Furness until the road was cleared at 12.25pm. Police did not release the names of those involved as they asked not to be identified.