Cyclist left with life-threatening injuries following collision in Preston

Monday, 15 December 2025 08:13

By Central Radio News

Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a cyclist was left seriously injured in a suspected fail-to-stop collision in Preston.

At 4.51am on Sunday (14th December) they were contacted by the North-West Ambulance Service after a member of the public flagged them down having come across a man unresponsive in the carriageway on North Road.

A bicycle was recovered nearby with damage consistent with having been involved in a collision.

The man has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury. His injuries are currently described as life-threatening.

Following enquiries, a black Ford Focus was recovered in Fulwood, with damage consistent with having been involved in a collision.

As a result, a 24-year-old man from Fulwood was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving with excess alcohol and driving with excess drugs.

Insp Helen Parkinson, from the Road Policing Unit, said: “This collision has left a man with some potentially life-threatening injuries and my thoughts are with him and his loved ones at this time.

“Our job now is to establish exactly what has occurred, and with that in mind I am appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage which covers the area from 4.30 to 4.50am to make contact with us as soon as possible.

‘’We know there were passing vehicles in the area at the time, and again, I would ask those motorists to make contact with us if they have any information which would assist our enquiries.”

Email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk or call 101 and quote log 255 of 14th December 2025.