Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Sunday 16th February 2025, at 16:00hrs
A man in his 20s remains in hospital in a serious condition following the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning
Detectives investigating an incident where a van struck pedestrians in Poulton-le-fylde have made a further two arrests.
In a statement released this afternoon, Lancashire Police said:
“Earlier today we told you about an incident in Poulton overnight, and we have another update to bring you.
A further two people have been arrested in connection with our investigation.
At 12:50am this morning, we received a report of a collision between a Ford Transit van, and two pedestrians on Breck Road.
Both were taken to hospital: one, a man in his 20s, has suffered serious injuries, and remains in hospital for treatment. The other, a man in his 40s, suffered minor injuries.
The van left the scene, and an investigation is ongoing. We want to reassure you that this is being treated as an isolated incident, and there is not thought to be any threat to the wider public.
In the early hours of this morning, the van was located and a 32-year-old man from Great Eccleston was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink driving and drug driving. He remains in custody at this time.
Today, two more arrests have been made.
A 23-year-old man from Great Eccleston has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.
A 24-year-old man from Blackpool has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.
Our enquiries are very much ongoing. We know that the incident took place at a busy time of night, in a busy area, and there will have been people around, who we may not have spoken to.
If this is you, or you know someone who was out in Poulton last night, or if you have seen footage circulating on social media, please do the responsible thing, and get in touch with us.
If you can assist our enquiries in any way, witnessed the incident or have dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage please make contact.”
You can contact us on 101 quoting log 0063 of 16th February.
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