Girl, 17, seriously injured after car crashes into wall in Skelmersdale

Four people were in the car when it happened

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 18th Dec 2022

A 17-year-old girl is in hospital with a serious injury after a car crashed into a tree in Skelmersdale.

The incident happened at 9.57pm yesterday (Saturday, December 17) on Beacon Lane, Dalton, when a VW Golf collided with a wall by the side of the road.

Four people were in the car and the front seat passenger – a 17-year-old girl – suffered a serious head injury for which she is being treated in hospital.

The other three people in the car were all taken to hospital for treatment.

Beacon Lane is a rural location and police are asking for any witnesses to come forward who saw the collision or saw the car before it happened.

Officers are also appealing for dashcam footage.

Any witnesses or anyone with information is being asked to call 101 – quoting log LC-20221217-1303.

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