Two people had an "extremely lucky" escape after their car was left hanging over a 30ft (9m) drop off the M6 in Merseyside.

The North West Ambulance Service said one person suffered a leg injury in the crash, which happened at 08:30 GMT at junction 23, near Haydock.

Firefighters from Merseyside Fire Service used winches and cables to return the car to the road.

Two lanes of the southbound M6 remain closed, the Highways Agency said.

Watch manager Chris Parrington, from Merseyside Fire Service Search and Rescue Team which attended the scene, said: "When we arrived the back of the car was overhanging part of the East Lancashire Road, but the car was relatively stable and pretty level.

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