A 24-YEAR-OLD woman died after being knocked down by a vehicle in Blackburn Road, Wheelton, yesterday.

She died after the collision with a LandRover Defender at 6.30pm, driven by a man aged 55, from Oswaldtwistle, who suffered shock.

The woman suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Chorley hospital, where she later died. Police were today working to contact all her family members.