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Family’s tribute to Leyland grandad killed in Chorley crash
Posted on - 8th December, 2022 - 8:34am | Author - Kate Rosindale | Posted in - Lancashire Police, Leyland, People, Preston News, South Ribble News
A family have paid a loving tribute to a 76-year-old man who was killed in a road traffic collision in Chorley.
John Randall, from Leyland, died after his van collided with a lamppost in Wigan Road on Tuesday afternoon (6 December).
His family said: “It is with great sadness that John Randall, father of two sons and a grandfather to nine grandchildren, died on Wigan Road, Chorley, on Tuesday 6 December.
“He was loved by all who knew him and would do anything for his family. RIP Grandad.”
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Emergency services attended the scene of the collision at 1.54pm on Tuesday.
A file will be passed to HM Coroner in due course.
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