Girl, 17, killed in M65 crash as three other teenagers suffer serious injuries

Lancashire Post

A 17-year-old girl has died following a horror crash on the M65 that has left three other teenagers in hospital with 'serious injuries'.  Emergency services rushed to the eastbound carriageway at Burnley shortly after 3.30am on Wednesday (October 2) following reports of a collision involving a Seat Ibiza.  Lancashire Constabulary said tragically a 17-year-old girl from Darwen, who was a passenger in the car, suffered multiple injuries.

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00:00A 17-year-old girl died in hospital following a horror crash on the M65 in Lancashire yesterday.

00:07Emergency services rushed to the Eastbound Carriageway, Burnley, shortly after 3.30am

00:11along with reports of a collision involving a Seat Ibiza car. Officers attended and tragically

00:18the 17-year-old girl from Darwin, who was a passenger in the car, died from her injuries.

00:24Three other teenagers, the driver, a boy aged 17 and two girls aged 17 and 19, also from

00:28Darwin, suffered serious injuries and are currently in hospital. The motorway was closed

00:33in both directions for nearly 10 hours, while police and National Highways officers dealt

00:36with the incident. It has since been reopened and an appeal has now been launched for witnesses

00:41and dashcam footage. Detective Sergeant Martin Wilcock of Lancashire Police's Road Policing

00:46Unit said,

00:47Very sadly, a young girl has lost her life as a result of this collision, and three other

00:51young people have been very badly injured. My thoughts are with the loved ones of all

00:54those involved. Our investigation is ongoing into the circumstances and I would appeal

00:59to anyone who either saw what happened or who has any dashcam or mobile footage to get

01:03in touch.

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