Man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following collision with tractor

Written by William Kellett

Police are appealing for information after a man in his 40s was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he collided with a tractor on the A56 near Accrington.

The driver of a Ford Fiesta collided with a John Deere tractor around 4:35pm yesterday (October 20).

The driver of the Fiesta was the sole occupant of the vehicle, while the driver of the John Deere was uninjured.

The road was closed for several hours while investigations took place.

Sergeant Phil Baxendale, of the Lancashire Police TacOps team, said:

This was a serious collision which has left a man in hospital fighting for his life and we send him our very best wishes for a full recovery.

“We have a team working hard to establish exactly what occurred and we are asking anybody with information to get in touch with us straight away.

“Perhaps you have dashcam footage that captures either the collision or captures the Fiesta or the tractor in the moments before, or maybe you witnessed something you think might be relevant. Whatever information you have, please tell us.”

Anybody with information is asked to get in touch on 101, quoting log number 1024 of October 20.

Appeal for information


The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for witnesses after a teenage motorist died after he crashed his car into a cow near Moira, Co. Down, on Sunday morning (October 18).

The young man, who was from the area, has been named by police as 18-year-old Josh Fletcher.

PSNI Sergeant Jonny Mackenzie said:

“Josh was the driver of a car which left the road after colliding with a cow at around 3:00am on Sunday morning and sadly died at the scene as a result of his injuries.

We are currently conducting a number of follow up enquiries into the collision and the road remains closed at this time with diversions in place.

“Josh was travelling in the direction of Moira, between the junctions with the Bushfield Road and the Moyrusk Road when the collision took place, and I would ask anyone who travelled along this stretch of road in the time leading up to the collision to contact police with any information or dashcam footage they may have.

“Please call on 101 quoting reference number 227 18/10/20.”

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