Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Lostock Hall on Wednesday afternoon.

Police were called at approximately 4.25pm by the Ambulance Service to reports of an incident on Leyland Road, in which a motorcyclist had collided with a van.

The motorcyclist, believed to be a man in his 30s, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

We spoke to several witnesses in the area at the time and the road was closed while accident investigators carried out enquiries. However we would still like to hear from anybody who saw the incident but has not yet been spoken to by officers.

Sergeant Malcolm Bell, of the Roads Policing Unit, said: "This was a tragic incident and our thoughts are with this man's friends and family at this difficult time.


"We are investigating the circumstances of the collision and would appeal to anyone with information to contact police.



"If you saw what happened, please contact us."

Anybody with information should contact police as soon as possible on 101, quoting log number 895 of December 7th.