LIVE: A56 closed in both directions after major crash

Three people taken to hospital

Three people have been taken to hospital after the earlier crash on the A56 Chester Road, police have confirmed.

Two men and a woman were taken to hospital to be assessed. Their injuries are not thought to be serious, police said.

The road remains closed while the vehicles are recovered.

A spokesperson for Cheshire Constabulary said: "At 1.30pm on Friday 9 June police were called to a two vehicle collision at the A56 Chester Road roundabout Preston Brook involving a car and a van.

"Two men and a woman were taken to hospital to be assessed. The injuries aren’t thought to be serious at this time.

"Both vehicles are being recovered."