A 28-year-old man from Brierfield and a 40-year-old man from Manchester have been arrested and remain in custody.
Police are are appealing for witnesses and footage following a fatal collision in Brierfield which killed a 50-year-old pedestrian. Police were called to Colne Road, at 8.31pm yesterday following reports a BMW M5 had struck a pedestrian and then collided with a wall, close to a bus stop. Emergency services attended and found the man unresponsive. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services he was sadly later pronounced deceased at the scene.
This is why police had a helicopter and a stinger out in Layton, Blackpool Join our new WhatsApp Community to get the latest news and top stories from across Lancashire directly to your phone Sign up for our free newsletters now Sgt Michael Harrison, of Lancashire Police’s roads policing unit, said: “This collision has resulted in a man losing his life and my thoughts are very much with his loved ones at this difficult time.
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