A MAN has been treated in hospital after a car careered off the St Helens Linkway and struck a tree.

The incident on Sunday (December 17) happened shortly before 11.40am when a white Ford Focus left the linkway, close to the Micklhead pub, and went down an embankment.

A 28-year-old man was initially arrested by officers. However, a police spokesman confirmed they did not pursue the case and he was later de-arrested before being taken to hospital for medical assessment.