One man is killed and several people seriously hurt as bridge collapses in Lancashire while vehicle carrying 11 people crosses it sending them plunging in to a river Police were called to farm in Roeburndale following serious accident at 4.25pm Polaris Ranger vehicle pulling a trailer fell into a river when a bridge collapsed One man suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at scene Did you witness the incident? Email jamie.phillips@mailonline.co.uk By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 23:36 GMT, 18 January 2022 | Updated: 00:43 GMT, 19 January 2022 Viewcomments Did you witness the incident? Get in touch by emailing jamie.phillips@mailonline.co.uk Advertisement A man has died and several others left injured after a bridge collapsed in Lancashire, sending a vehicle carrying 11 people plunging into a river. Police were called around 4.25pm to the Moor Lane area of Roeburndale following a report of a serious accident on a farm. It was reported a Polaris Ranger vehicle pulling a trailer had fallen into a river when a bridge collapsed. Eleven people were in the ranger vehicle and trailer at the time of the incident. One man suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man suffered a serious head injury and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment. A third person has suffered a serious back injury and was taken to Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Others who are injured have also been taken to Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Emergency services, including fire crews, at the scene of where a bridge has collapsed in Roeburndale, Lancashire Cave & Mountain rescue units are also in attendance at the scene after a vehicle fell into the river Police vehicle with sirens blazing on their way to the scene of the incident in the rural area of Roeburndale Fire and rescue crews at the scene of the incident on Tuesday night, where a man has died and several more have been seriously injured A large presence of emergency services at the scene following the incident at around 4.25pm Emergency services including police, ambulance crews, fire crews and mountain rescue attended the scene. Road closures are in place and expected to continue for some time. An investigation into the circumstances around the incident is underway and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed. Det Insp Kirsty Wyatt, of Lancashire Police, said: 'My thoughts are very much with all those involved in what is a very sad and tragic incident. 'One man has sadly died and a number of people have suffered serious injuries. 'At this time we believe the vehicle was pulling the trailer, containing a number of people, when a bridge gave way. Those people were then thrown from the vehicle and trailer. 'Our investigation is at very early stages and enquiries are ongoing to establish what happened.' Anyone with information which can help police can call 101 quoting log 0953 of January 18. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility