Police are appealing for information following a collision near Lancaster in which a 18-year-old man died.
The incident occurred at around 11.40pm last night (Saturday, March 4th) on Littledale Road, when a Volkswagen Polo with five occupants left the road and collided with a tree.
The driver, an 18-year-old man, was taken to hospital, where he passed away this morning (Sunday March 5).
His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers.
A 19-year-old man suffered a broken ankle, an 18-year-old man suffered an injury to his eye, another 18-year-old man suffered a broken leg and arm and a further 19-year-old man suffered a suspected pelvic injury.
The road was closed for several hours while collision investigators attended.
We are now appealing for anybody with information about the incident to come forward.
Sgt Martin Wilcock, of the Lancashire Roads Policing Team, said: “First and foremost our thoughts are with the family of the man who died. This is a truly awful time for them and we send them our deepest condolences.
“We are now determined to establish what happened and an investigation has been launched. Anybody who saw the vehicle in the moments before the collision, has dashcam of the vehicle in the area or who has any other information is asked to get in touch as soon as possible.”
Anybody with information should contact police on 101, quoting log 1659 of March 4th. You can also email the serious collision investigation unit using the email address sciu@lancashire.police.uk.


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