Elderly woman seriously injured after being hit by car in Leyland
An elderly woman has been seriously injured after being struck by a car in Leyland earlier this morning.
Lancashire Police are investigating after an elderly pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Leyland earlier today.
The incident occurred at 7.06am on Saturday, January, 10, at the junction of Dunkirk Lane and Paradise Lane.
Officers attended the scene and found that a Mercedes A200 had struck a woman in her late 80s.
The woman sustained serious pelvic, shoulder, and spinal injuries and remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital. The driver of the Mercedes stopped at the scene and was unhurt.
Sgt Paul McCurrie of our Roads Policing Team, said: “My thoughts are very much with the woman as she undergoes treatment and care in hospital.
“As we investigate the collision, we are asking anyone who witnessed it or has dashcam or CCTV footage from the area, to speak to us.
“It happened quite early in the morning but there will have been people around at that time.”
If you can help us, please contact 101, quoting log 0216 of 10th January, or email our Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected].