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 Lancashire on the hour, every hour, on 97.4FM, DAB, at rockfm.co.uk, and on the Rock FM app.