Man in his 20's who was seriously injured in road accident in Skipton Old Road in Colne dies in hospital
A man, who was a passenger in a car involved in a serious collision near Colne at the weekend, has died.
Emergency services were called at 6.48pm on Sunday (June 7th) to Skipton Old Road to a report of a collision. Officers attended and found that a Volkswagen Passat CC, which was travelling towards Colne from Skipton, had collided with a stone wall and overturned.
A passenger in the car, a man in his early 20s, suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital, but sadly succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the Passat, a man in his 20s, suffered minor injuries.
Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses or anyone with information or footage to contact them.
Det Sgt Daniel Gunn, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This collision has cost a man his life and my thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time. I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened or who has dashcam footage from the area, to get in touch.
“We know that some people saw the Passat being driven prior to the collision and also that there were people who stopped at the scene to help before the emergency services arrived.
“I would ask those people to come forward if they haven’t yet spoken to police.”
If you can help iwith the inquiry or have information, please contact 101 – quoting log 1177 of 7th June – or email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected]