Avoid Eastgate

[lancsdave]

If anybody is thinking of driving round town soon, avoid Eastgate, it's been closed off because of a major accident. Air ambulance had to land there earlier.

[BERNADETTE]

Apparently somebody has crashed into the building where Karrimor used to be based.

[lancsdave]

We've just been told car lost control and ran in to a woman pushing a pram. Unfortunatley also been told there are 2 fatalities

[emzy]

Have just passed (ish) got diverted off eastgate up burnley road. Lots of emergency vehicles there, air ambulance was just leaving as i got there, traffic seemed to be building up. Heard on the radio that 2 cars had been involved, 1 had hit a building, dont know much more than that but very very busy round there at the mo

[yerself]

From the 'Telegraph':

High severity A680 Eastgate Accrington
Both ways between Stanley Street and A679 Eastgate / Whalley Road
Last updated 33 minutes ago
Delays and road closed due to serious accident, two vehicles involved on A680 Eastgate both ways between Stanley Street and A679 Eastgate / Whalley Road. Police directing traffic. The accident happened at the junction with Water street. The whole of Eastgate is closed. Emergency services are on scene. Police expect the road to be closed until around 18:30.


until 6.00pm Tue 9th Feb 10

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

We've just been told car lost control and ran in to a woman pushing a pram. Unfortunatley also been told there are 2 fatalities

I have been told this also.

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk..._crash_horror/

[Taggy]

Oh no that sounds awful, i only live on Avenue Parade and went past there about 12 ish but clear then, hope its not as bad as feared, but doesn't sound good from how its been described!

Best Regards - Taggy

[BERNADETTE]

The victims are seriously ill in Royal Blackburn Hospital. The care left the road before colliding with a young woman with a pram before hitting the building.

[accyman]

bloming terrible juction there and its made even worse by idiots jumping red lights way after they have changed its about time it was clamped down on

[BERNADETTE]

Another accident on Cambridge Street car overturned on there.

[Ossywarrior]

Originally Posted by accyman

bloming terrible juction there and its made even worse by idiots jumping red lights way after they have changed its about time it was clamped down on

jumping the gun a little, maybe the car driver had a heart attack? i cant see how anyone would carry enough speed there to seriously hurt themselves. thoughts go out to everyone involved and i hope it isn't as bad as people have mentioned but they have the green SOC tents up so that doesn't look good.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Ossywarrior

jumping the gun a little, maybe the car driver had a heart attack? i cant see how anyone would carry enough speed there to seriously hurt themselves. thoughts go out to everyone involved and i hope it isn't as bad as people have mentioned but they have the green SOC tents up so that doesn't look good.

well have to wait and see but with all teh red light jumping along eastgate the odds are somones probably had to swerve to avoid a red light shooter but as you say it could have been a heart attack at the wheel or a mechanical fault to the car

cause dosnt really make teh result any easier to dijest though

[Stanleymad]

It was terrible round there, saw air ambulance landed in middle of east gate further up from broadway pub, a green car front smashed facing towards burnley rd junction, the purple / blue car front impacted corner of karimoor building, thats the position as police sealed off area.
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[lindsay ormerod]

Just walked up there on way home from work, Police were just removing incident tape. was told now 3 fatalities inc 1 car driver, a mother and child. Hope this wrong but the chap seemed very well informed.

[lancsdave]

Now confirmed baby has died and elderly gent driver. Tragic