POLICE are appealing for a woman called 'Natalie', who witnessed a serious road accident in which a 70-year-old woman was critically injured, to contact them.

Officers believe the woman could have key information following a collision in Burnley and want to trace the woman who stopped at the scene.

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The crash happened at around 9.30am on Saturday, October 8, when a 70-year-old woman was hit by a Volkswagen Transporter van as she attempted to cross Padiham Road.

The woman suffered serious head injuries and, following surgery, remains in a critical condition at Royal Preston Hospital.

Police are urging anybody with information about the incident to contact them and specifically would like to speak to a woman they believe witnessed the collision and stopped at the scene.

The woman, who gave her name as ‘Natalie’, was with a child at the time and left her phone number with officers but unfortunately they have been unable to make contact with her.

PS Claire Pearson, of the road policing unit, said: “This was a serious collision which has left a woman in hospital and we are working extremely hard to piece together what happened.

“We believe a woman, who gave her name as ‘Natalie’, stopped at the scene after witnessing what happened and we are now keen to trace her to get her account of the incident.

“We would also urge anybody else who has information about the collision, or who saw either the 70-year-old woman or the van in the moments before it happened, to get in touch.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log 407 of October 8.