They were called at around 12.20pm today (Sunday 13) to a report of a serious collision on the promenade, near the Sea Life Centre. The taxi driver, a 58-year-old man from Blackpool, was not injured but was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. The driver of the Mercedes, a 69-year-old man from Blackpool, was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. A third man, 45, also from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is in custody. read more Lancashire police officer charged with attempted murder of woman The man in his 30s was sadly pronounced dead this morning on Blackpool’s seafront near the Sea Life Center Police have now launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. Expressing his condolences, Captain Martin Wilcock of Lancashire Police’s Tactical Operations Unit said: “Our thoughts are very much with the man involved and his family at this very sad and difficult time. While we have made three arrests, this is a complex investigation and we need people to come forward to tell us what they saw. Any information, no matter how seemingly insignificant or small, could help our investigations.” Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 0031 of November 13. Three men have been arrested after a man in his 30s from Fleetwood suffered multiple injuries and died after being thrown from a moving taxi near the Sea Life Center in Blackpool.
