A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Ramsbottom died after his car was involved in a head-on collision and fell down an embankment.
Peter Graham Pilkington was driving his Toyota Corolla along the A671 Whalley Road, Read, towards Burnley on Boxing Day afternoon when he was in collision with a BMW coming the opposite way. His car then was careered off the road and down the embankment.
Mr Pilkington was pronounced dead at the scene with multiple injuries. The BMW driver also suffered multiple injuries and was taken to Burnley General Hospital, where he is in a serious condition.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash at 1.40pm on Friday. Anyone with information is asked to call Lancashire Road Policing Unit on 01254 51212.
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