Man in his 70s dies after Chorley crash after he was initially thought to have suffered minor injuries

A man has died after being involved in a crash where he was initially thought to have suffered minor injuries.

Police were called to the scene of a crash between a Mercedes EQA 250+ AMG and a pedestrian at 4.55pm on 15 January at the junction of Lyons Lane and Charnock Street in Chorley.

The pedestrian was a man in his 70s and was believed at the time to have suffered minor injuries, police said.

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However, he died on Saturday (1 March), police have now confirmed.

Sgt Laura Kendall, of Lancashire Constabulary’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “A man has very sadly died following this collision, and enquiries are ongoing into what may have caused his death.

“I’m now asking that if anyone has any CCTV or dashcam footage of the Lyons Lane and Charnock Street area from around the time of the collision on 15^th January, or if you witnessed the collision to please come forward.”

If you have any information, police ask that you call 101 quoting log 0995 of 15^th January or email [email protected]

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