Wednesday, May 6, 2026
We have another sad update to bring you after a car was in collision with the side of a house and wall in Haslingden.
Yesterday we told you that the emergency services were called at 11.49pm on Monday night to Helmshore Road at the junction with Dean Road, to a report of a collision.
A VW Golf which had been travelling south on Helmshore Road had left the carriageway and struck the side of a house and then a retaining wall.
The driver of the Golf, a man in his 20s, was sadly pronounced deceased at hospital on Tuesday morning.
Two teenage girls who were passengers in the car, both suffered severe injuries and were taken to hospital.
Very sadly, one of the girls – who is 18 – passed away in hospital on Tuesday night.
Our thoughts are very much with her family and loved ones at this sad and distressing time.
They are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers.
The other teenager remains in hospital.
As officers investigate the cause of the collision, we are continuing to appeal for witnesses, footage and information.
If you saw the collision or were in the area at the time it happened and haven’t yet spoken to us, please get in touch.
Anyone with dashcam/CCTV or Doorbell footage from the area, again please contact out officers.
Call 101, quoting log 1623 of 4th May, or email our Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected].