AN 18-YEAR-OLD motorist from Oswaldtwistle is due to be questioned by police after a woman was knocked down and killed while walking her dog.

Grandmother Lynda Walters, 56, of Burnley Road, Bacup, died shortly after the accident.

A second woman hit by the car, 26-year-old Samantha Thompson from Holmes Lane, Bacup, is in a stable condition in Burnley General Hospital with a broken arm and cuts.

The driver of the car was treated for facial injuries but is said to have not been badly hurt.

Police said he was driving a yellow Citroen Saxo from Weir along Burnley Road towards Bacup town centre when he lost control of the vehicle at a section of the road known locally as Broad Clough Bends.

They said the car veered across to the other side of the road where the two women walking their dogs were struck, at around 8.40pm on Friday.

Sgt Martin Bishop said: "The driver has been dealt with at the scene and will be interviewed and processed later."

Witnesses said the women had stopped to chat on a verge at the side of the road that is used as an unmade footpath.

Family and friends have left flowers and messages at the scene in tribute to Mrs Walters.

A message on one bunch from Dawn, Hazel, Andy and John reads: "To a very special mum, always in our thoughts now and forever."

Another from grandson Luke says: "To a special grandma. Love you loads. I will miss you so much, your 'little man' Luke.

The accident happened on a winding stretch of the road with a sharp bend that is known for flooding.

Local councillors say the road is not an accident blackspot, though police have previously carried out checks for speeding.

Rossendale Councillor William Challinor, who lives in Bacup, said: "It's like all the roads coming into Bacup. They all tend to be areas where people speed because its not heavy traffic most of the time. And they are not roads with particulary good vision."

Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident or the Citroen Saxo being driven immediately before to contact Sgt Bishop at Pennine Road Policing Unit on 01282 472431.