Man rushed to hospital after being rescued from underneath double decker bus on Deepdale Road

A male pedestrian was rushed to hospital after being involved in a crash with a double decker bus.

Deepdale Road was closed between St George’s Road and Burrow Road at around 6pm yesterday (19 November) with Lancashire Constabulary, Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service and North West Ambulance Service all in attendance.

The crash was between a double decker bus and a Preston man in his 50s and happened close to the Preston Bus depot.

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service worked to rescue the man from underneath a vehicle and he was then taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Sgt Phil Baxendale, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This collision has left a man with some very significant injuries and I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened or has footage to contact us so we can piece together exactly what happened.”

Police are now appealing for witnesses and people with dashcam or mobile footage to get in touch with them. You can contact them on 101 quoting Log 1034 of 19 November.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 18:01, three fire engines from Preston and Penwortham, along with the Urban Search and Rescue Team, attended a road traffic collision on Deepdale Road, Preston.

“One casualty was extricated from under a vehicle by firefighters and conveyed to hospital. Crews were in attendance for two hours and ten minutes.”

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