Darwen road reopens after accident
6:11pm Sunday 21st October 2012 in News
A MOTORCYCLIST and his passenger suffered serious injuries after a bike left a rural road near Darwen.
An investigation is underway after the pair came off a motorbike at Stones Bank Road, near the A666 at Egerton, at around 5pm.
A Lancashire Police spokesman said that the couple’s injuries were thought to be ‘serious but not life threatening’.
No other vehicle is believed to have been involved in the teatime crash, close to Delph Reservoir.
Emergency services gave consideration to drafting in the Helimed service, because of the remote location of the incident.
But eventually the male rider was taken by a road ambulance to the Royal Preston Hospital for injuries including broken ribs. His female passenger was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital in a similar condition.
The main A666 road between Egerton and Darwen was closed for just over an hour while the casualties were dealt with.
Comments(6)
Dai Darwen
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7:36pm Sun 21 Oct 12
let down again wrote:Earnsdale Road is ON Blackburn Road, don't think so, maybe OFF Blackburn Road.
helps if it is written by people with local knowledge. Earnsdale Road is on Blackburn Road at Hollins Grove. Absolutely no idea where Church Street is. Hopefully all is well and no one too greatly hurt. Bolton Road for information begins at the circus up to Bolton and starts again at the boundary after the golden cup.
If Bolton Road goes from the Circus up to Bolton, where has Cemetery Road gone ??
Church Street is OFF Railway Road leading up to St Peter's Church.
alphadelta
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9:50pm Sun 21 Oct 12
Still, a better attempt than the LET having Earnsdale Road off Bolton Road - it's nowhere near it!
Darren1951
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10:16pm Sun 21 Oct 12
Dai Darwen
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5:59pm Mon 22 Oct 12
alphadelta wrote:I suppose it depend whether you are travelling down Railway Road or not.
Wrong again! Church Street runs from the main A666 road to St Peter's Church, and Railway Road is off Church Street, leading to the station. Still, a better attempt than the LET having Earnsdale Road off Bolton Road - it's nowhere near it!
Hand held high though.
JennyWhi
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6:52am Thu 1 Nov 12
let down again says...
7:09pm Sun 21 Oct 12
Bolton Road for information begins at the circus up to Bolton and starts again at the boundary after the golden cup.