Yahoo News Tragedy as elderly man dies after car enters water in Lancashire during Storm Bert
A man in his 80s has tragically died after his car entered a body of water in Lancashire during Storm Bert.
Lancashire Police said the unnamed man was recovered by emergency services from the water on Cockhill Lane in Foulridge, near Colne, shortly after 4.15pm on Saturday (November 23). The pensioner was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead.
A woman in her 80s was also taken to hospital and her condition is not believed to be life-threatening. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services sent two fire engines to the scene.
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Firefighters from Nelson and Penwortham who are specialist swift water rescue teams were involved along with a boat from Preston. The man's death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed onto the coroner, a force spokesperson has confirmed.
The Met Office has urged members of the public to keep an eye on weather warnings through the evening as the warnings could change. Storm Bert is "will continue to cause disruption" according to Met Office Chief Meteorologist Andy Page.
He said: "Impacts from Storm Bert will continue to cause disruption as we go through today, and multiple warnings are in place for wind and rain. While the risk of any snowfall has now diminished, rainfall will affect much of the UK today, in particular some southwestern parts of England and South Wales, but the heaviest rain will ease from these areas through the day."
Weather warnings are expected to expire later tonight. The longest-lasting is the rain warning for southwest England, which is in place until 11.45pm tonight.
However the warnings and weather is subject to change as expert Page urges the public to stay alert of high wind speeds and sudden changes.
He added: "The strong southerly winds continue today and warnings are in place for central, southern and eastern England, Northern Ireland and western Scotland where gusts could peak at 60 mph and could even reach more than 70 mph along some exposed coasts. Warnings could still be amended, possibly at short notice, so it is important people keep up to date with the very latest forecast."
Three men died on the roads during Storm Bert on Saturday, including a man in his 60s who was killed after a tree fell on a car on the A34 near Winchester. A 34-year-old man died in a single-vehicle collision in Shipley, West Yorkshire, while a man in his 40s died in a crash on the A45 near Flore, Northamptonshire.
North Wales Police said a body had also been found in the area of Gower Road, Trefiw, in north-west Wales near the Afon Conwy river, where 75-year-old Brian Perry went missing on Saturday while walking his dog. The body has not been formally identified but Mr Perry’s family has been informed.
