Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after man who was hit by a car on Christmas Day died. Kirk Marsden, 37, was injured outside The Gate bar on the corner of Moorgate Street, Blackburn, just after 16:45 GMT on Wednesday following reports of a row inside, Lancashire Constabulary said.

Three arrested in murder investigation after man hit by car on Christmas Day following bar row - Kirk Marsden, 37, was struck outside The Gate Street Bar and Grill in Blackburn and later died

A murder probe has been launched after a much-loved dad was knocked down and killed outside a pub on Christmas Day. Kirk Marsden, 37, suffered multiple injuries and died in hospital in the early hours of Boxing Day (December 26) after being hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser in Blackburn,