Girl, 5, dies in hospital following collision on A59 in Ribble Valley

Wednesday, 27 May 2026 14:00

By Central Radio News

A five-year-old girl has died in hospital following a serious collision on the A59 at Gisburn last week.

The emergency services were called at 3.55pm last Thursday to the A59, near to the old council yard between the junctions of Crow Park Lane and Strawberry Fields, to a report of a collision.

A Skoda Karoq travelling westbound, was in collision with a VW Golf R.

The driver of the Skoda, a woman in her 60s, and two passengers – a girl and boy both aged five – suffered severe injuries.

The little girl died in hospital yesterday afternoon.

The driver of the Skoda and the boy passenger, remain in hospital being treated for their injuries.

The driver of the VW Golf R, a man in his 20s, suffered serious injuries and also remains in hospital. He is being treated as a witness in the investigation.

A spokesperson for Ribble Valley Police said: ‘’We must stress that the investigation into the collision is ongoing, and it is still in its early stages in determining exactly what happened.

‘’Our officers continue to appeal for anyone who witnessed it or has dashcam footage from the area around the time it happened – who haven’t yet contacted us – to please get in touch.

‘’If you have any information which you think can help us, we want you to contact us.

‘’We ask you to please refrain from speculating about what happened. The investigation will determine this and speculative comments around what might have happened can be very distressing for the family of the little girl.

‘’’Anyone who can help, please email our Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk or call 101 – quoting log 0986 of 21st May.’’