Overview
- A blue Vauxhall Corsa travelling south on Jackson Heights Road left the carriageway around 8:39pm on September 22 and came to rest down an embankment.
- The 17-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and four teenage passengers were taken to hospital with injuries that police say are not life-threatening.
- Collision investigators conducted a detailed scene assessment, with the road closed while specialist forensic work was carried out.
- Police are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam or CCTV footage, asking anyone with information to call 101 quoting log 1329 of September 22 or email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.
- Family liaison officers are supporting the bereaved family, and the crash has renewed concern over repeated collisions on rural routes around Pickup Bank and Belthorn.