Wesham crash sees Mercedes driver arrested and passenger seriously injured

A 25-year-old was arrested while another man in his 20s remains in a serious condition in hospital. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a stolen car crashed into a tree in Wesham on Wednesday (December 20). The 25-year-old driver, from nearby Newton, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs, aggravated vehicle taking and driving with excess alcohol and drugs.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash in Fleetwood Road near Aldi at 4.50pm, where the injured passenger was rescued from a wrecked Mercedes C220 by fire crews. The casualty, from Kirkham, suffered serious leg injuries and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, said Lancashire Police. The force is now appealing for witnesses.

A police spokesperson said: "We are appealing for witnesses and CCTV footage following a serious collision in Wesham.

"Our officers were called to Fleetwood Road at 4.50pm on Wednesday (20th of December 2023) to reports a Mercedes C220 had collided with a tree. "One of the passengers, a man in his 20s from Kirkham, suffered serious leg injuries. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

"A 25-year-old man from Newton was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs, aggravated vehicle taking and driving with excess alcohol and drugs." Sgt Tom Malley, of our Road Policing Unit, added: "This collision has left a man seriously injured and we are working to establish exactly what caused it, our thought are very much with him and his family at this time. "Although we have made an arrest our enquiries are very much ongoing.

I would ask anybody who saw the vehicle or has CCTV/dashcam which captures it in the minutes before the collision to contact the police as soon as possible."

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