UPDATE: 16 year old boy dies following Preston crash
Two other teenagers were also seriously injured
A 16-year-old boy has today died in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a crash in Preston last night. He was a back seat passenger in the car.
It was at 10:55pm yesterday (10th September), that the emergency services were called to Chain Caul Way, between Leeward Road and Nile Close to a report of a collision.
Officers attended, where they found that an Audi A3 Sport, which had been travelling towards Lea had left the carriageway and collided with trees.
The driver, an 18-year-old man also suffered serious injuries and remains in a critical condition in hospital. A 17-year-old boy, the front seat passenger in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and is in a stable condition in hospital.
Sgt Paul McCurrie, of Lancashire Police’s Road Policing Unit said: “A young life has been lost, and at what must be an incredibly distressing time for them, my thoughts go out to the family and loved ones of the teenager who sadly died.
“We’re continuing to investigate the collision, and my thoughts also remain with the injured people and their loved ones.
“We wanted to bring you this update today, but are also continuing to ask for any witnesses, or people with dashcam footage of the Chain Caul Way area to please get in contact.”
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