Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday, 21st June 2024, at 16:30hrs
Emergency services rushed to the scene of a road traffic accident this morning in the Blackpool area.
The incident happened on Bispham Road close to the Spar Convenience Store shortly before lunchtime today, Friday 21st June.
Photos from the scene that we have chosen not to share show a collision between a white flatbed van and an elderly gentleman who had become trapped under the vehicle.
In an update posted to their website, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service said,
“At 11:46 on 21 June, three fire engines from Blackpool, Bispham, and Chorley attended a rescue of a person incident on Bispham Road, Blackpool.
Firefighters used high-pressure airbag step chocks to release one casualty from under a vehicle.
The casualty was then placed in the care of North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) paramedics. Crews were in attendance for forty minutes.
In a statement released today by Lancashire Police, they said,
“We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious collision in Bispham.
Our officers were called to Bibby’s Road at the junction with Bispham Road at 11.49am yesterday following reports a Ford Transit van had collided with a pedestrian and the pedestrian had become trapped.
The pedestrian – a local man in his 80s – was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
The driver of the van will be spoken to in due course.
This collision has left a man with some extremely serious injuries and our thoughts are with him and his loved ones at this time.
Work is ongoing to establish the full circumstances which led to the collision and we would ask any witnesses or anyone with CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage which could assist our investigation to contact the police as soon as possible.
Email forcecontrolroom@lancashire.police.uk or call 101. Quote log 0560 of 21st June 2024.
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