Five-year-old girl dies after A59 crash
A five-year-old girl has died following a serious crash on the A59 at Gisburn, Lancashire Police have confirmed.
Emergency services were called to the collision near the old council yard, between the junctions of Crow Park Lane and Strawberry Fields, at around 3.55pm on Thursday, May 21.
A Skoda Karoq travelling westbound was involved in a collision with a VW Golf R.
The driver of the Skoda, a woman in her 60s, and two passengers – a five-year-old boy and girl – all suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital.
Police said the little girl died in hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
The woman and the boy remain in hospital receiving treatment for their injuries.
The driver of the VW Golf R, a man in his 20s, also suffered serious injuries and remains in hospital. He is being treated as a witness.
Sgt Laura Kendall, of Lancashire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “It is heartbreaking news that the little girl has passed away and my thoughts first and foremost are with her family and loved ones.
“My thoughts also continue to be with the three people who remain in hospital being treated for the injuries they received in this terrible collision.
“I must stress that the investigation into the collision is ongoing, and it is still in its early stages in determining exactly what happened. We continue to appeal for anyone who witnessed it or has dashcam footage from the area around the time it happened – who haven’t yet contacted us – to please get in touch.
“If you have any information which you think can help us, we want you to contact us.
“However, we ask you to please refrain from speculating about what happened. The investigation will determine this and speculative comments around what might have happened can be very distressing for the family of the little girl.”
Anyone with information is asked to email [email protected] or call 101 quoting log 0986 of May 21.