Man dies after being hit by a bus in Blackpool

Tuesday, 19 September 2023 13:47

A man has died after being involved in a collision with a bus in Blackpool over the weekend.

Police were called at around 11.15pm Friday, September 15, to a report of an accident on the Promenade.

Officers found that a bus had been involved in a collision with a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a man in his 30s from Bolton, sadly died in hospital yesterday (September 18).

The driver of the bus, which was empty and being returned to the depot, was not injured.

We are continuing to appeal for witnesses and dash cam footage.

Please phone 101 or email 4105@lancashire.police.uk of September 15.

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