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Police Appeal After Christmas Day Crash in Mellor Leaves Three Seriously Hurt

Investigators seek dashcam or doorbell video to determine how an Audi hit a building on Mellor Brow.

Overview

  • Officers were called around 4:30am on December 25 to Mellor Brook near the Feildens Arms after reports an Audi A3 Sport 30 TDI struck a property under renovation.
  • The occupants, three men in their 20s, sustained serious, potentially life-altering injuries and remain in hospital.
  • Lancashire Police say no arrests have been made as enquiries continue and the road was closed for investigation and safety work.
  • Fire crews from Blackburn, Preston and Chorley’s Urban Search and Rescue used cutting tools to extricate a casualty, and three people were taken to hospital by the North West Ambulance Service.
  • Police urge anyone with information or relevant footage to email sciu@lancashire.police.uk or call 101 quoting log 159 of December 25.