Man seriously injured after cars and HGV crash near M65

Police were called shortly before 6.15pm to the A6068 Higher Shuttleworth Road, close to Junction 8 of the M65, after reports that a Ford Puma had crashed with a Scania Artic HGV and a Cupra Born V1. The driver of the Ford, a man in his 40s, suffered a number of serious injuries and remains in hospital. The A6068 near Altham, close to Junction 8 of the M65 (Image: Google Maps) Sgt Bex Price, of Lancashire Police's road policing unit, said: "As a result of this collision a man has been left with serious injuries.

"Work is ongoing to establish the exact circumstances which led to the collision and I would ask any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage which could assist with our enquiries to contact the police as soon as possible." Fire crews also attended the crash site, which led to the road being closed for a number of hours, and had to cut one casualty from a vehicle. A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Two fire engines from Hyndburn and Burnley attended a road traffic collision on Higher Shuttleworth, Altham.

Fire crews attended the scene and rescued one casualty from a vehicle (Image: Archive) "The incident involved one heavy goods vehicle and two cars. Crews extricated one casualty from a vehicle.

"Crews were in attendance for two hours."

Anyone with information which could help the police should email [email protected] or call 101, quoting log 1173 of February 28, 2025.

References

1. ^ A6068 near Hapton open again following crash near M65 (www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk)