Girls trapped in van

THREE teenage girls had to be rescued by firefighters when they found themselves trapped in the back of a Transit van on Saturday night.

Two 15-year-olds and one 18-year-old, from Shaw, had been riding around in the van with a friend.

But the driver abandoned the vehicle when pursued by police in Rochdale Road, High Crompton, at about 10.40pm.

The girls used a mobile phone to call firefighters. Crews from Chadderton used an electric saw to gain access.

A fire officer said: “The girls were freezing cold and shaken but not injured.”