Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a teenager died following a collision near Blackburn.
They were called to Jackson Heights Road, Belthorn, at 8.39pm on Monday (22nd September) to a report of a single vehicle collision involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa.
Officers attended and found that the Corsa which had been travelling southbound, had left the carriageway before coming to rest down an embankment.
Tragically, the driver of the car, a 17-year-old boy, was found unresponsive in the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
His family and loved ones are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers.
Four other teenagers suffered injuries which were not life-threatening, and they were taken to hospital for treatment.
The road was closed for some time while collision investigation work was carried out.
Sgt Pete Fyans of the Roads Policing Unit, said: “This was a tragic collision in which a teenager lost his life, and my thoughts first and foremost are with his family at this incredibly sad time.
“As we investigate what happened, we are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash cam footage from the area, to contact us.
“This is a rural location, but it might be that other vehicles were travelling in the area around the time this collision happened.”
Anyone with information, please contact 101 – quoting log 1329 of 22nd September – or email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk
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