Police appealing for information about Preston crash

A pedestrian was left with serious injuries after colliding with car

Author: Louisa KingPublished 19th Jan 2022
Last updated 19th Jan 2022

Lancashire Police are appealing for information after a collision left a man with serious injuries.

Emergency services were called at 7.40am this morning (Wednesday, January 19th) following the collision between a pedestrian and a VW Passat car.

The incident happened at the junction of Ribbleton Lane and Deepdale Mill Street in Preston.

The pedestrian, a local man in his 30s, suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Royal Preston Hospital where he remains.

The road was closed for three hours for collision investigation.

Sgt Chris Evans, of Tac Ops, said: “This collision has left a man with very serious injuries and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision itself, or who has any CCTV or dashcam footage which might help to get in touch with us.”