Two women critical after A82 crash near beauty spot
PC Ian Marshall said: "Our inquiries are continuing to establish the cause of this crash. I would urge any witnesses or anyone with information to contact us."I would also ask any drivers on the road with dashcam from around the time of the crash to review their footage and please contact us if it holds anything relevant."
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- BBC News
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BreakingNews.ie
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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Taxi passenger dies after horror crash in Lancashire as both drivers arrested
Lancashire Police have confirmed a man in his 50s has sadly died following a collision involving a taxi and Fiat Punto - the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested A man has tragically died after the taxi he was travelling in collided with a vehicle yesterday . Emergency services were called to Westgate in Morecambe at 5.47am on Sunday August 10 following reports of a collision involving a black Fiat Punto and a white Ford Mondeo taxi. Lancashire Police has now sadly confirmed that the rear seat passenger in the taxi – a man in his 50s – has died in hospital. In a statement issued last night a police spokesperson said: "We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a fatal collision in Morecambe." The statement continues: "Our officers were called to Westgate at 5.47am today (10th August) following reports of a collision involving a black Fiat Punto and a white Ford Mondeo taxi. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the rear seat passenger in the taxi – a man in his 50s – was sadly pronounced deceased at hospital. "The drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. A 22-year-old man from Morecambe has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, driving with excess alcohol and driving with excess drugs, and causing death whilst disqualified, while a 31-year-old man from Morecambe has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving." Sgt Martin Wilcock, a Senior Investigating Officer in our Road Policing Unit, said: 'As a result of this collision a man has lost his life and my thoughts are very much with his loved. They are being supported by specially trained officers at this extremely difficult time. 'Our job now is to establish the exact circumstances which led to this fatal collision. We would ask people to allow us to do that and to not engage in unhelpful speculation, particularly on social media 'Although we have made two arrests, I want to be clear that our investigation is very much ongoing. With that in mind I would ask any witnesses or anyone with dashcam, mobile phone or CCTV footage that could assist us in our investigation to make contact as soon as possible.' If you can assist us, please contact 101 or email SCIU@ quoting log 0270 of 10th August.
