Woman suffers serious life-changing injuries after being hit by tractor and trailer in Morecambe
A woman has been seriously injured after being hit by a tractor and a trailer in Morecambe. The incident took place on the Bay Gateway, close to Morecambe Road, on Saturday .
At around 2.20am, a woman in her 30s was struck by a HGV tractor unit and trailer. She remains in hospital with serious injuries which are believed to be life changing. The road was closed while specialist accident investigators attended the scene. The closure remained in place until around 7am.Police are investigating the incident and are appealing to the public for information. They are keen to speak to anyone who saw either the pedestrian or the HGV in the moments before it happened, or who has dashcam or CCTV showing what occurred.
Sgt Dave Hurst, of the Lancashire Police TacOps team, said: “This collision has left a woman in hospital with serious injuries and an investigation has been launched to establish exactly what occurred.“The woman was walking along the Bay Gateway in company with a man when the incident took place so we are also asking anybody who drove down the road at the time of the collision to cast their minds back and see if they can remember seeing the pair.
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