Overview
- A VW Golf and an HGV collided on Hall Lane in Wrightington just after 8am on Thursday, July 9, leaving the VW driver, a man in his 70s, and passenger Anita Ashcroft, 61, dead.
- Lancashire Police said the HGV driver was uninjured, was described as "understandably shocked," and is being treated as a witness in the investigation.
- Anita Ashcroft's family published a tribute expressing shock and grief and shared personal messages from her children and mother.
- The force's Serious Collision Investigation Unit is conducting enquiries and has asked anyone with information to call 101 or email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.
- No charges or definitive cause beyond the collision have been reported and the ongoing probe will determine circumstances and any next steps such as a coroner's inquest.