Plea to trace crash van driver
A MUM has issued a plea for help to trace a van driver after her teenage son was involved in a head-on collision.
Josh Field was cycling into Accrington along Manchester Road when he claims he had to swerve to avoid a white van that pulled across the road into his lane near to The Victoria pub, before colliding head-on with an oncoming car.
The 17-year-old was lying on the street in shock when he claims the van driver picked him up and dropped him off at his home in Baxenden before driving off without leaving his contact details.
Josh, who works part-time at the McDonald’s restaurant in Rising Bridge, was treated for cuts, sprains and ligament damage and is now suffering with ‘severe pain’ to his ribs, back, neck and shoulders. His £800 bike was also left in a ‘complete mess’.
His mum Claire Field, 39, has appealed for help to find the van owner. The mum-of-three said: “We put an appeal on Facebook and it’s been shared over 530 times. If he’s local then I bet he’s seen it. I just hope he comes forward.”
The incident happened shortly after 2.30pm on Friday, August 19.
Lancashire Police have appealed for information. Call 101 quoting log number 1215 of August 19.
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