DRIVERS are being urged to avoid Mill Lane in Liscard after a man was knocked down by a car.

Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 1.15pm after officers on routine patrol saw that a man had been in collision with a red Toyota Corolla.

Police say the man is believed to be in his 20s but no details on injuries are available at this time.

Mill Lane is closed in both directions between Woodstock Road and St Alban's Road.

More follows.