Blackburn crash: Man arrested after injured passenger, 90, dies
Arrest after passenger, 90, dies weeks after crash
An Audi A3 and a Nissan Note crashed on Whalley New Road in Blackburn on 29 March
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a passenger who was in one of the two cars involved in a crash died.
An Audi A3 and a Nissan Note were in collision on Whalley New Road in Blackburn on 29 March, Lancashire Police said.
The force said a passenger in the Nissan, a man aged in his 90s, was taken to hospital with what were initially believed to be only minor injuries. However, his condition deteriorated and he died on 25 April. The drivers of both cars were not seriously hurt.
Police arrested a 33-year-old Blackburn man on Tuesday but have since released him on bail.
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