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At 2:49pm today (Saturday, June 3), a Preston Police spokesperson said: “Good Afternoon, we are currently dealing with a road traffic collision on Sir Tom Finney Way Preston outside the football ground. The road is currently closed between Blackpool Road and St George's road. We will update once the road reopens.”

At the time of the closure, AA Traffic showed there was heavy congestion around the area.

Lancashire Police have since confirmed the crash, which was reported to them at 1:42pm, involved a car and a pedestrian, who has suffered a serious leg injury.

There has been a car crash outside of Deepdale Stadium on Sir Tom Finney Way today (June 3).

In an update at 16:42pm, Preston Police said: “We can now confirm that Sir Tom Finney Way Preston has now reopened following an earlier road traffic collision. Thank you for your patience.”

Any witnesses can call 101, quoting log 786 of June 3.

Preston traffic: crash outside Deepdale closes Sir Tom Finney Way between Blackpool Road and St George's Road