Woman seriously injured in Kirkham collision

Sunday, 7 April 2024 18:16

Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following a road traffic collision in Kirkham which left a woman with serious injuries.

Officers were called at 11.30am on Friday (5th April) to the A583 Blackpool Road, to a report of a collision near to Kirkham Grammar School.

They found that a Toyota Aygo car had been in collision with an Isuzu Grafter Box van.

The driver of the Toyota, a woman in her 80s, suffered serious injuries and is in a critical condition in hospital.

If you witnessed the collision or have dashcam footage from the area around the time, please contact police.

Call 101 – quoting log 0474 of 5th April 2024, or email our serious collision investigation unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.

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