Appeal after collision in Blackpool leaves girl with serious injuries

Tuesday, 25 February 2025 09:55

By Central Radio News

Police are appealing for information and footage after a 16-year-old girl suffered serious injuries following a collision in Blackpool.

They attended the collision just after midnight on Sunday, where it was reported that a white vehicle travelling along Whitegate Drive, Blackpool collided with two passengers on an e-scooter and then left the scene without stopping.

The driver of this white vehicle remains outstanding and police are appealing to them, or anyone who knows their whereabouts, to come forward.

One of the riders of the e-scooter, a 16-year-old girl, suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital, where she remains.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested at the scene.

Police are particularly interested in anyone who may have seen a white vehicle, possibly a hatchback type car, driving in the area around midnight, and any footage from Whitegate Drive, Hornby Road or Mere Road in the moments before or after the collision.

If you have information or footage that could assist enquiries, please get in touch on 101 quoting log 0003 of 23rd February, or emailing SCIU@lancashire.police.uk

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