Teenage girl taken to hospital after crash at Leyland crossing
A teenage girl was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Leyland. South Ribble Police are appealing for witnesses, dashcam footage and information. It follows a collision […]
The crash took place near the Tesco Express store at Leyland Pic: Google
A teenage girl was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Leyland.
South Ribble Police are appealing for witnesses, dashcam footage and information.
It follows a collision where a pedestrian was hit by a car at 5.37pm on Friday (7 February) in Turpin Green Lane near the pedestrian crossing with the Tesco Express.
The teenage girl, 14, involved suffered an injury to her pelvis and was taken to hospital.
Police say no arrests have been made.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, who may have dashcam footage or information is asked to call police on 101 quoting log 1068 of 7 February.
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<h2>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is uncertain how when <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2023/09/27/caf-names-2025-2027-afcon-hosts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAF) will start in Morocco.</a></h2>
<p>The 2025 AFCON is expected to take place barely two years after the conclusion of <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/08/2023-afcon-cote-divoire-hopes-to-use-different-approach-to-beat-nigeria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2023 AFCON</a>. Note that the biannual football tournament ought to take place between June and July 2023. But was moved to January 2024 due to the weather conditions in Ivory Coast.</p>
<p>This shift might affect the subsequent edition of the tournament in Morocco as teams are yet to go through the rigour of qualifying for the tournament.</p>
<p>This has been made more difficult because the period that ought to be used for the AFCON qualifiers is expected to be used for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.</p>
<p>Earlier in the week, the Moroccan football federation announced that the 2025 AFCON will take place in the summer of the said year which is the most ideal period for the tournament.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, if the tournament takes place between June and July 2025, the tournament will clash with the expanded FIFA Club World Cup which will take place in North America.</p>
<p>If <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/03/angola-president-wants-his-country-to-win-2025-afcon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the 2025 AFCON</a> is moved to the following year just like in the case of the 2023 AFCON, the tournament will take place in the same year as the first edition of the 48-team World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.</p>
<p>In a press conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Friday, CAF president, Patrice Motsepe was asked when the 2025 AFCON will commence. Motsepe said, <em>"The focus for all of us now is Ivory Coast.</em></p>
<p><em>“There are a lot of competing events at the same time but we are confident that it is indeed going to be around that time (2025 summer).</em></p>
<p><em>“We have to accommodate other competing competitions but the AFCON next year is going to be an immense success and we will make further announcements in due course.”</em></p>
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