Egerton Road closed as air ambulance and police attend 'serious incident' near Ashton Park in Preston

Police closed a major road in Preston and confirmed that they are dealing with a "serious ongoing incident" on Friday afternoon (September 23, 2022).

Egerton Road in Ashton-on-Ribble was closed by police following the incident at around 12pm on Friday, where a large number of police vehicles were in attendance.

Lancashire Police later confirmed they were dealing with a ‘collision involving a car and a parked vehicle’.

An air ambulance crew touched down in nearby Ashton Park soon after.

Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision.

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