A CAR was on fire and there were three casualties following a crash in Runcorn last night, Friday.

Firefighters from Runcorn and Warrington were called to a collision on Runcorn Road involving two vehicles at 10.30pm.

All the occupants were out of the vehicles on their arrival and one car was on fire.

One hose reel was used to extinguish the fire and police attended along with paramedics who cared for three casualties.