Overview
- The VW Golf, which left the southbound carriageway late Monday near the Dean Road junction, struck the side of a house and a retaining wall on Helmshore Road.
- The driver, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital after the collision and died Tuesday morning.
- An 18-year-old passenger died in hospital Tuesday night following severe injuries from the crash.
- A second 18-year-old passenger remains in hospital with serious injuries as specialists support the families.
- One victim has been named locally as 18-year-old Victoria Niebylska, with flowers and a GoFundMe set up in her memory, and police continue to appeal for witnesses and footage at 101 quoting log 1623 or SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.