Police appealing for witnesses after woman dies in Poulton-le-Fylde crash

We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal collision in Poulton-le-Fylde.

Officers were called to Blackpool Road at 10.15pm yesterday (March 23) after reports a Vauxhall Vivaro had left the carriageway and collided with a stone post.

A passenger in the Vivaro - a woman in her 30s from Poulton-le-Fylde - suffered multiple serious injuries and sadly died at the scene. The driver was not injured.

Following enquiries, a 38-year-old man from Thornton-Cleveleys has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol. He remains in custody at this time.

A road closure was put in place for seven hours to allow investigation work to be carried out. The road has since been fully re-opened.

Sgt Martin Wilcock, of Lancashire Police’s Tactical Operations, said: “This collision has resulted in a woman losing her life and first and foremost my thoughts are with her loved ones at this extremely distressing time.

“We are now working to establish the full circumstances of what led to the collision and I would ask any witnesses or anybody with dashcam or CCTV footage which could assist our investigation to contact police as soon as possible.”