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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

Road cordoned off by police following 'quad bike crash'

Police have closed a road in Littleborough following what witnesses have described as a 'quad bike crash'. Canal Street near Littleborough railway station is cordoned off following the incident.

Pictures from the scene show a mud-splattered red quad bike on the pavement inside the cordon. Police and an ambulance were also in attendance.

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One witness said it's thought two people may have been riding the quad when it crashed. He added: "There's a quad bike parked on the pavement inside the cordon. Apparently it's gone into a fence near the railway bridge." Another witness said the quad was one of three being ridden towards Littleborough town centre from the direction of Hollingworth Lake when the crash happened.

A quad bike pictured inside the police cordon (ASP)

Transport for Greater Manchester tweeted: "Canal Street in Littleborough is CLOSED from Inghams Lane to Halifax Road due to Police Incident. Local services may be on diversion, please check before travel. Alt route via A58 and Smithy Bridge Road."

Greater Manchester Police have been contacted for a comment.

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