Coroner to probe death of 53-year-old motorcyclist following Lytham road traffic collision

A coroner has set the date for an inquest into the death of a motorcyclist following a road traffic collision in Lytham last November.

Andrew Erskine, 53, died in Blackpool Victoria Hospital two days after the incident at the junction of Seafield Road and Church Road, Lytham.

It involved his motor cycle and a car and the driver of the car will be among those giving evidence at the two-day inquest into Mr Erskine’s death, which Blackpool and Fylde senior coroner Alan Wilson has set for October 12 and 13.

Mr Wilson told a pre-inquest review held at Blackpool Town Hall that evidence would also be heard at the inquest from pathologist Dr Darek Golka, police who were on duty at the scene of the collision, a crash investigator and senior investigating officer, ambulance crew and two eye witnesses.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Trust would also be represented and an independent review has been commissioned by the coroner into the medical response to Mr Erskine’s involvement in the collision.

Mr Wilson said he is still awaiting the review report, whose author is also likely to be among those giving evidence at the inquest.

An emergency department doctor could also be called to evidence depending on what the review says.

“The independent review is into the appropriateness of care,” said Mr Wilson.

“I need to find how what was seen as a minor RTC initially was followed two days later by Mr Erskine being taken to ITU and his subsequent death.”

The coroner added that it is likely the inquest will probe the circumstances of the road traffic collision on the first day and the medical response on the second.

He reported to the review that Mr Erskine’s cause of death was found to be multiple injuries due to a road traffic collision.