A HEARTBROKEN husband told today of the seaside holiday that turned to tragedy when his wife was involved in a fatal accident on Blackpool prom.

May Holden, 77, died in the Royal Preston Hospital six days after being knocked down by a Vauxhall Cavalier while crossing busy Central Promenade, in the shadow of Blackpool Tower, with her husband, Fred.

She suffered severe head and leg injuries.

Police in the resort are investigating the accident and are appealing for witnesses to the night-time collision.

Mr Holden, 76, said at the couple's home at Hall Park, near Haslingden, that they had been enjoying a week's holiday on the Fylde Coast, and were staying in Cleveleys.

"We went over there a lot... we stayed at Cleveleys, Blackpool and Lytham at different times.

"We loved it there," he added.

The couple originally retired to Stalmine, near Fleetwood, but returned to Haslingden to be near their family and moved into their rural retreat near Haslingden in 1988.

Mr Holden, a retired engineer, said his wife was born in Accrington and lived in Maudsley Street as a youngster. She later worked as a cotton winder in mills in the Haslingden area.

He added that after she retired, she devoted her time to tending their beloved terraced garden in the grounds of Carterplace Hall.

Mrs Holden leaves one son, Roy, who lives in Blackburn Road, Haslingden.