Elderly man dies after his car enters water near Colne during Storm Bert

Police received a report of a car entering a body of water in Cockhill Lane in Foulridge at 4-16pm yesterday.

Officers, along with colleagues from other emergency services, attended, and a man in his 80s was recovered from the water.

He was sadly later pronounced dead at hospital.

A police spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this incredibly distressing time.

“A woman in her 80s was also taken to hospital. Thankfully, her condition is not life-threatening.

“The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course.