M55 Shut After Woman Jumps From Moving Car

A 22-year-old woman has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after she jumped from a moving car into the path of a lorry.

The woman was sat in the passenger seat of a Fiat Punto in the middle lane of the westbound M55 when she threw herself out shortly after midnight on Friday morning.

Police said it was not immediately clear why the woman from Wiltshire jumped from the car.

A police spokesman told Sky News she suffered multiple fractures.

She was taken to Royal Preston hospital where she is in a serious condition, but her injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

"This incident has left a woman with serious injuries and we would appeal to anyone who may have witnessed what happened and has not yet spoken to us to get in touch as soon as possible," Sgt Malcolm Bell from the Road Policing Unit said.

The motorway was closed for five hours.

:: Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting log 23 of 27 November.