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Police Appeal After 88-Year-Old Dies in Great Sankey Crash With Parked Car

Detectives seek witnesses or dashcam video to support the ongoing collision investigation.

Overview

  • Cheshire Police said a silver Ford Transit Custom struck a parked black Audi A3 on Penketh Road, Great Sankey, at about 4:20pm on March 14.
  • The van’s driver, an 88-year-old man from Widnes, was pronounced dead at the scene, and specialist officers are supporting his next of kin.
  • The Audi was unoccupied, and the Serious Collision Investigation Unit is leading enquiries into the circumstances of the crash.
  • Police urged anyone with information or footage to contact cheshire.police.uk/tell-us or call 101 quoting IML-2288848.
  • Separate incidents that evening included a four-vehicle crash outside Warrington Hospital with one person rescued and a single-car rollover on Utting Avenue in Walton, with no fatalities reported.