AN 18-year-old man died and two other teenagers were injured following a car crash early yesterday morning.

Police were called around 12.05am to an accident close to the junction of Shepherds Way and Clifford Street in Chorley.

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A 52-year-old man from Blackburn was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was taken into custody.

He has been released on bail until March 13.

Officers said a Vauxhall Corsa had been travelling on Shepherds Way towards Chorley town centre when it was involved in a collision with a Toyota Yaris travelling eastbound in Clifford Street.

The Corsa overturned at the roundabout and the driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old from Chorley whose identity has not been released, suffered serious head injuries.

He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment but later died.

Both passengers in the Corsa were also injured.

An 18-year-old man suffered a head and shoulder injury while a 17-year-old boy suffered fractured hands.  The driver of the Yaris was uninjured. The road was closed for six hours while accident investigators attended the scene.

Sgt Finn Quainton said: “This is a tragic incident and my thoughts are with the man’s family at this time. While we have arrested one man in connection with the collision, we are keen to establish the exact circumstances of what happened.

“We believe a number of people were in the area at the time and would encourage them to come forward and talk to police.

Call police on 101.