Friday, April 24, 2026
The family of a man whose death we are investigating have paid tribute to him today.
Matthew Weller, 44, died after being struck by a VW Passat car at the junction of Blackburn Road and Birch Street in Accrington town centre.
The car failed to stop at the scene and was later found abandoned on Barden Road. It has been recovered for examination.
We were called by the ambulance service to report the incident shortly after 10pm on Wednesday 22nd April. Sadly, despite the best efforts of medical staff, Matthew died in hospital.
Our thoughts remain with his loved ones who are being supported by specially trained officers.
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder, and remain in custody.
Our enquiries are very much ongoing, and we are continuing to ask anyone with information or footage, including mobile phone footage, or doorbell and dashcam footage that could assist our enquiries to please get in touch.
We are also still keen to hear from anyone who saw the VW Passat following the incident or who may have any CCTV or Ring doorbell footage from the area around Barden Road and Lynton Road where it was found abandoned.
We are appealing directly to anyone with information to do the right thing and get in touch on 101 quoting log 1508 of 22nd April.