Police search for three missing Chorley children who have run away from home together

Friends Leona Derbyshire, 14, Matej Bulander, 14, and Allyx Queen, 16, were last seen in the village of Withnell Fold, between Blackburn and Chorley, at 8.30pm yesterday (April 20).

All three teenagers were spotted together in Chorley Road, which runs through the rural village, and are believed to have travelled away from the area together.

Police say the children have links to Blackburn, Coventry and London and officers are concerned for their welfare.

PC Mark Price said: "We are concerned about the welfare of these three children and we need to find them as soon as possible.

"I would ask anybody who sees them or has information about their whereabouts to get in contact with police straight away.

"I would also appeal to Leona, Matej and Allyx, if they see this appeal, to get in contact with police to let us know you are OK."

Leona, 14, is white, 5ft 5ins, of a slim build with long brown straight hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing grey North Face bottoms, a grey Adidas top, a black padded coat with a fur hood and white Nike Air max trainers with a black tick.

Matej, 14, is white, 5ft 1ins, of a slim build, with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey Nike tracksuit top and bottoms, a dark grey body warmer and white Nike trainer boots.

Allyx, 16, is white, of a medium build, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing grey bottoms, a darker grey Nike top, and black shiny Alexander McQueen shoes.

Anybody with information is asked to call 101, quoting log 1545 of April 20, 2021.