Latest on arrested bin wagon driver, 50s, after woman struck and killed in Freckleton
A council bin wagon driver remains on bail after a woman in her 70s was struck and killed last month.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the fatal collision in Trinity Close, near the Coach and Horses pub, shortly before 8am on Tuesday, December 16.
The woman, a pedestrian, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of the Fylde Council-operated bin lorry, a man in his 50s from St Annes, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.
Lancashire Police said he was taken into custody and later bailed until the end of March while enquiries continue.
Fylde Council said it was ‘fully cooperating’ with the force and expressed its condolences to the woman’s family and friends.
Fylde councillor Michelle Morris said: "The incident is being fully investigated by the police and we continue to provide our complete cooperation.”
Witnesses and those with footage were asked to contact Lancashire Police on 101, quoting log 0215 of December 16, or by emailing the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected].