17 year old driver and two passengers seriously hurt in West Lancs crash

Accident happened in Dalton in the early hours of Saturday morning

Author: Louisa KingPublished 18th Jul 2023

Lancashire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious road traffic collision near Skelmersdale.

It happened on Beacon Lane, Dalton, at 12.50am on Saturday.

A VW Polo car was travelling on Beacon Lane – a rural stretch of road – when it left the carriageway on a left-hand bend and collided with trees.

The driver – a 17-year-old male – and two passengers suffered serious injuries, while two other passengers sustained minor injuries.

If anyone witnessed the collision or saw the car prior to it – or has dashcam footage from the area around the time – please get in contact. 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.