Two young children and a 38-year-old woman from County Durham have been rushed to hospital following a fatal collision in Lancashire.
The A586 Garstang Road close to Larbreck was closed for six hours on Sunday evening following a two vehicle collision at around 8.25pm. A 66-year-old woman from Heysham, Lancashire, who was driving a Dacia Sendero, suffered fatal injuries and sadly died at the scene.
Her passengers, a 38-year-old woman and two girls, aged eight and five, all from Seaham, County Durham, were also injured and taken to hospital.
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It is reported that a Toyota Avensis car travelling westbound collided with the Dacia, travelling eastbound. Police are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The driver of the Toyota, a 61-year-old woman from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, suffered a broken arm, as well as hip and internal injuries. She was also taken to hospital for treatment.
Police closed the road for six hours to allow accident investigators to attend the scene. It reopened at around 3am on Monday.
Sergeant Daniel Gunn, from Lancashire Police's Tactical Operations Unit, told LancsLive : "We are appealing for witnesses and dashboard mounted camera footage following a fatal collision.
"Our thoughts are very much with the woman involved and her family at this time. If you saw what happened, or have dashboard mounted camera footage which could help us, please come forward."
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or email 2824@lancashire.police.uk quoting log 1290 of November 13.
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