Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a Blackpool man died in a road traffic collision in St Michaels on Sunday, 12th May.

The collision took place around 6.40pm when the 22-year-old man was driving his Renault Clio along Garstang Road towards the A6 when he has lost control on a right hand bend and collided with a tree.

Sadly the driver, who was the single occupant, received injuries that proved fatal at the scene.

Sergeant Lee Campbell from the Force Road Policing Unit said: “This is a tragic incident in which a young man has lost his life. I would appeal to anybody that witnessed the collision to come forward and contact Lancashire Police on 101.”

The road was closed for four hours for scene examination and recovery.