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The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
Arrests made after motorcyclist and pedestrian killed in crash
Three men have been arrested after a motorcyclist and a pedestrian died in a crash on a busy road. Lancashire Police responded to a report that a BMW motorbike had collided with two pedestrians on the A6 Preston Road in Clayton-Le-Woods shortly after 10.30pm on 7 August. The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s from Macclesfield, Cheshire, and one of the pedestrians, a man in his 60s from Clayton-Le-Woods, both died at the scene. The second pedestrian, a woman in her 60s, was taken to hospital, where she remains in a serious but stable condition. A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said a 53-year-old man from Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire and a 57-year-old man from Middlewich and a 46-year-old man from Congleton, both in Cheshire – who were all in the area at the time of the collision – were arrested on Friday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The force spokesperson added all three men have since been released under investigation pending further inquiries. Detective Sergeant Joe Ghigi said: 'This collision has very sadly resulted in the death of two men, and inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances that led to the collision. 'Our thoughts are with the woman receiving treatment, and the loved ones of both men who died. 'They are being supported by specially trained officers at this incredibly distressing time. 'Although we have now made three arrests, our inquiries are very much ongoing. 'If you witnessed anything or have any footage which would assist our investigation, I would urge you to make contact with the police as soon as possible.' Anyone with information should contact the force on 101 or email SCIU@ quoting log 1510 of 7th August 2025.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Three men arrested after motorcyclist and pedestrian die in crash
Three men have been arrested after a motorcyclist and a pedestrian died after crashing on a busy A road. Lancashire Police said it received a report that a BMW motorbike had collided with two pedestrians on the A6 Preston Road in Clayton-Le-Woods shortly after 10.30pm on Thursday. The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s from Macclesfield, Cheshire, and one of the pedestrians, a man in his 60s from Clayton-Le-Woods, both died at the scene. The second pedestrian, a woman in her 60s, was taken to hospital. She remains in a serious but stable condition, the force said. A 53-year-old man from Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire and a 57-year-old man from Middlewich and a 46-year-old man from Congleton, both in Cheshire – who were all in the area at the time of the collision – were arrested on Friday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. All three men have since been released under investigation pending further inquiries, the force said. Detective Sergeant Joe Ghigi said: 'This collision has very sadly resulted in the death of two men, and inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances that led to the collision. 'Our thoughts are with the woman receiving treatment, and the loved ones of both men who died. 'They are being supported by specially trained officers at this incredibly distressing time. 'Although we have now made three arrests, our inquiries are very much ongoing. 'If you witnessed anything or have any footage which would assist our investigation, I would urge you to make contact with the police as soon as possible.' Anyone with information should contact the force on 101 or email SCIU@ quoting log 1510 of 7th August 2025.
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Three men arrested after motorcyclist and pedestrian die in crash
Three men have been arrested after a motorcyclist and a pedestrian died after crashing on a busy A road. Lancashire Police said it received a report that a BMW motorbike had collided with two pedestrians on the A6 Preston Road in Clayton-Le-Woods shortly after 10.30pm on Thursday. The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s from Macclesfield, Cheshire, and one of the pedestrians, a man in his 60s from Clayton-Le-Woods, both died at the scene. The second pedestrian, a woman in her 60s, was taken to hospital. She remains in a serious but stable condition, the force said. A 53-year-old man from Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire and a 57-year-old man from Middlewich and a 46-year-old man from Congleton, both in Cheshire – who were all in the area at the time of the collision – were arrested on Friday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. All three men have since been released under investigation pending further inquiries, the force said. Detective Sergeant Joe Ghigi said: 'This collision has very sadly resulted in the death of two men, and inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances that led to the collision. 'Our thoughts are with the woman receiving treatment, and the loved ones of both men who died. 'They are being supported by specially trained officers at this incredibly distressing time. 'Although we have now made three arrests, our inquiries are very much ongoing. 'If you witnessed anything or have any footage which would assist our investigation, I would urge you to make contact with the police as soon as possible.' Anyone with information should contact the force on 101 or email SCIU@ quoting log 1510 of 7th August 2025.
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Two men die and woman hurt in Clayton-Le-Woods motorcycle crash
A man in his 60s has died after he was struck by a motorcyclist who was also killed in the collision. The vehicle hit the man, and a woman in her 60s, at about 10:30 BST on Preston Road in Clayton-le-Woods on Thursday, Lancashire Police the driver, believed to be a man in his 50s from Macclesfield, and the male pedestrian died at the scene, the force added. The woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries but remains in a stable condition. Anyone with any information about the incident, which took place on the Preston Road junction with Cloverfield, is asked to get in touch with Paul McCurrie of the force's Roads Policing Team, said: "Our thoughts are with the woman receiving treatment, and the loved ones of both men who died."They are being supported by specially trained officers at this incredibly distressing time." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
