Van driver arrested in connection with Tuesday’s Tramway Lane crash

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The scene of the crash in Tramway Lane Pic: Blog Preston
The scene of the crash in Tramway Lane Pic: Blog Preston
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A van driver involved in a crash near Walton Summit has been arrested.

The man, in his 40s, was the driver of a Vauxhall Vivaro which crashed with a Nissan Cabstar in Tramway Lane near to Gough Lane.

The crash, around 1pm on Tuesday 22 October, shut the road for nearly 12-hours.

A 19-year-old man suffered serious injuries and remains in hospital.

Lancashire Constabulary said the Vivaro driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by careless driving.

He has since been released under investigation.

A second crash took place, on Tramway Lane, during Thursday (24 October) evening which has left a woman in her 30s in a critical condition in hospital.