A man suffered serious injuries in a crash between a car and a HGV near between Altham and Hapton last night (February 28).
Police were called shortly before 6.15pm to the A6068 Higher Shuttleworth Road, close to Junction 8 of the M65, after reports that a Ford Puma had crashed with a Scania Artic HGV and a Cupra Born V1.
The driver of the Ford, a man in his 40s, suffered a number of serious injuries and remains in hospital.
"Work is ongoing to establish the exact circumstances which led to the collision and I would ask any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage which could assist with our enquiries to contact the police as soon as possible."
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Fire crews also attended the crash site, which led to the road being closed for a number of hours, and had to cut one casualty from a vehicle.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Two fire engines from Hyndburn and Burnley attended a road traffic collision on Higher Shuttleworth, Altham.
"The incident involved one heavy goods vehicle and two cars. Crews extricated one casualty from a vehicle.
"Crews were in attendance for two hours."
Anyone with information which could help the police should email 5280@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting log 1173 of February 28, 2025.
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