NewsGreater Manchester NewsLancashirePolice are appealing for witnesses15:48, 09 Jul 2026Updated 15:48, 09 Jul 2026A man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s were killed in a horror head-on smash with a HGV.‌A Volkswagen Golf car they were in 'appears to have failed to negotiate a bend' and crossed the carriageway into the lorry's path, police said.‌The driver, a man in his 70s, and a passenger, a woman aged in her 60s, both suffered serious injuries and sadly died at the scene.‌Police have now launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses.Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter‌Emergency services were called to the scene just after 8am on Thursday morning. It happened on Hall Lane in Appley Bridge, near Wrightington Hospital.In a state