Police appeal to '˜Natalie' who witnessed collision

Officers are continuing to appeal for information following a serious collision in Burnley and want to trace a woman who stopped at the scene.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Oct 2016, 09:46 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2016, 20:28 BST
The junction of Middlesex Avenue and Padiham Road where an elderly woman was hit by a van.The junction of Middlesex Avenue and Padiham Road where an elderly woman was hit by a van.
The junction of Middlesex Avenue and Padiham Road where an elderly woman was hit by a van.

The incident happened at around 9-30am on Saturday when a 70-year-old woman was involved in a collision with a Volkswagen Transporter van as she attempted to cross Padiham Road.

The woman suffered serious head injuries and, following surgery, remains in a critical condition at Royal Preston Hospital.

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Police are now urging anybody with information about the incident to contact them, specifically a woman officers believe witnessed the collision and stopped at the scene.

The woman, who gave her name as "Natalie", was with a child at the time and left her phone number with officers but police have been unable to make contact with her.

PS Claire Pearson, of the Road Policing Unit, said: “This was a serious collision which has left a woman in hospital and we are working extremely hard to piece together what happened.

“We believe a woman, who gave her name as ‘Natalie’, stopped at the scene after witnessing what happened and we are now keen to trace her to get her account of the incident.

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“We would also urge anybody else who has information about the collision, or who saw either the 70-year-old woman or the van in the moments before it happened, to get in touch.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log 407 of October 8th.