Police appealing for witnesses after elderly man is injured in Blackburn crash

Collision happened on Chester Street this morning

Author: Louisa KingPublished 21st Sep 2023

Lancashire Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage after a serious road traffic collision in Blackburn.

Emergency services were called to Chester Street, Blackburn, at its junction with Dartford Close, at 9.17am today.

They found that a Vauxhall Astra car had been in collision with a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, a man in his 80s, suffered serious injuries and is being treated in hospital.

Our officers are asking for anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash cam and CCTV footage from the area, to contact them

If you saw the pedestrian on Chester Street shortly before the collision, we also ask you to come forward. Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.