Investigation after woman suffers serious injuries in M65 crash

The motorway was closed for a number of hours last night

Author: Adam FawcettPublished 14th Mar 2024
Last updated 14th Mar 2024

An investigation has been launched after a woman suffered serious injuries in a crash on the M65 in Lancashire.

Emergency services rushed to the eastbound carriageway between Clayton Brooke and Blackburn at 7pm yesterday, after reports a collision involving three vehicles.

It's thought a Peugeot 208 overtook a Mercedes Atego lorry before losing control and colliding with the central reservation, and then hitting a number of vehicles

The passenger of the Peugeot, a woman in her 30s, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital. The driver of the Peugeot, a man in his 40s, and a child passenger suffered less serious injuries.

The occupants of the other vehicles were uninjured.

Sgt Phil Baxendale, of the Specialist Operations Road Policing Unit, said: “This collision has left a woman with some serious injuries, I would appeal for any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police or anyone with dashcam footage, to come forward and speak to police.”

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