A 16-year old boy has died after a vehicle he was driving left the carriageway and crashed in a field.
Police were called to Extwistle Road today at 12.41am to reports a Polaris Ranger Farmbike had left the carriageway and crashed in a field, sadly the driver a 16-year-old boy did not survive his injuries, no other vehicles were involved.
Lancashire Police said, “We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal collision in Worsthorne.
Our officers were called to Extwistle Road at 12.41am today following reports a Polaris Ranger Farmbike had left the carriageway and crashed in a field. No other vehicles were involved.
Sadly, the driver – a 16-year-old boy from Worsthorne – did not survive his injuries.
His passenger – a 17-year-old man from Burnley – was not seriously injured.
This collision has resulted in a teenager losing his life and my thoughts are with his loved ones at this difficult time.
Having carried out extensive work to establish the circumstances of what led to the collision, we are satisfied that this is no longer a criminal investigation and we are now carrying out enquiries on behalf of the Coroner. With that in mind, we would ask any witnesses or anyone with dashcam covering the area around that time to contact the police.
A family is grieving and I would ask the public – particularly those on social media – not to engage in any unhelpful, unnecessary and hurtful speculation.”
Email sciu@lancashire.police.uk or call 101. Quote log 45 of 30th March 2024.
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