Two charged after fatal collision in Bamber Bridge

Wednesday, 30 April 2025 11:08

By Central Radio News

Two people have been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into a collision in Bamber Bridge which left a baby boy dead and his mother seriously injured.

The collision happened on Station Road close to the junction with Longbrook Avenue and Fourfields in Bamber Bridge shortly before 8pm on Sunday, September 29 last year.

The victim, a woman in her 30s from Bamber Bridge, was on the pedestrian crossing when she was struck by a car driving towards Preston.

She was left with serious injuries and is still recovering after treatment in hospital.

Sadly, she was pregnant at the time of the collision and while she underwent emergency surgery to have her baby boy delivered, he tragically later died in hospital.

Following enquiries and after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service two people have been charged.

Ashir Shahid, 20, of Windsor Road, Walton le Dale, has been charged with Causing Death by dangerous Driving and Causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

A 16-year-old boy, also of Walton le Dale has been charged with assisting an offender. He cannot be named for legal reasons.

They have both been remanded to appear before Preston Magistrates’ Court.

A number of other people arrested in connection with the investigation remain on police bail.

Anyone with information can get in touch by calling us on 101 and quoting log 1163 of September 29. You can also email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on SCIU@lancashire.police.uk

Alternatively, you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers.org.

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