A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was knocked down near Morrisons in Chorley this afternoon.

Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene near the supermarket in Lyons Lane (A6) shortly before 1pm.

One side of the carriageway was taped off while the emergency services work at the scene. Lancashire Police said the man was taken to hospital with a serious head injury.

Police and ambulance crews are at the scene near Morrisons in Chorley, where a man was reportedly struck by a car in Lyons Lane (A6) at around 1.15pm | Google

placeholder image — Police and ambulance crews are at the scene near Morrisons in Chorley, where a man was reportedly struck by a car in Lyons Lane (A6) at around 1.15pm | Google

A police spokesperson said: “We were called by the ambulance service at 12.54pm to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian on Lyons Lane in Chorley.

“The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to hospital with a serious head injury.”

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Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dash cam footage can contact police, quoting log 0648 of March 20.