Floral tributes are this weekend being left at the scene of a fatal crash in Burnham-On-Sea’s Love Lane where a man died and a woman was seriously hurt.
Police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to the incident, which took place on Friday December 14th at 4.20pm. when a man in his 50s was killed when a Royal Mail delivery lorry collided with him and a lady, who was seriously hurt.
Police confirmed a man died in Love Lane, Burnham-On-Sea in the lorry collision and a woman was seriously hurt.
Emergency services were called to the junction of Love Lane and St Peter’s Road but the man tragically died at the scene and the lady was taken to Southmead Hospital. The lorry driver was unhurt.
A Police spokeswoman confirmed to Burnham-On-Sea.com: “A red lorry collided with two pedestrians and then struck a wall on Love Lane at approximately 4.20pm.”
“One of the pedestrians, a man aged in his 50s, sadly died at the scene.”
“The other, a woman, sustained serious injuries in the incident and was taken to Southmead Hospital.”
“If you were in the area at the time of the incident and have information which might help our inquiry please contact the collision investigation team via 101, providing the call handler with the reference 5218276435.”
Love Lane was closed for almost seven hours while emergency services dealt with the incident and Police began their investigation.
