Police confirm that a collision involving an elderly man and an HGV in Standish has proved fatal
A pensioner has, sadly, died after a fatal crash on a busy Wigan main road.
The collision occurred at around 1.45pm on Preston Road, Standish, today (Thursday May 14) close to its junction with Avondale Road.
It is being reported locally that an older man had just got off a Preston-bound bus before he was struck by a lorry.
Emergency services descended on the scene, including the North West Air Ambulance, but police have now confirmed that paramedics were unable to save the casualty, who was a man in his 80s.
The road currently remains closed with Wigan Council advising motorists to avoid the area.