Three people have been rushed to hospital after a major crash on a busy north Manchester road. Emergency services were called out to Rochdale Road, near Boggart Hole Clough, at around 2.30pm today (June 24).
Officers closed off the road between Old Road, in Harpurhey, and Middleton Old Road, in Blackley, for several hours while the scene was cleared. The crash involved a silver SUV car and a white Ford Transit pick-up.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing an air ambulance land in the area, but it is understood three casualties were taken to hospital by land ambulance. Firefighters cut out one of the casualties from the car, before he was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary with a serious arm injury.
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Three more people inside the Ford were checked over by paramedics, before two were taken to North Manchester General Hospital. Police are investigating the collision and are urging any witnesses to come forward.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 2.29pm on Friday, June 24, firefighters were called out to a road traffic collision on Rochdale Road, Manchester. Two fire engines, from Blackley and Broughton fire stations, attended the scene where a car and a van had collided.
"One male was recued from the car using cutting equipment and was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary with a serious arm injury. There were three casualties in the van, with two of them being taken to North Manchester General Hospital for treatment.”
Drivers were urged to avoid the area after the road was closed off at around 3.15pm. Heavy congestion built up on surrounding routes, while bus services were delayed by around an hour as routes in north Manchester were affected.
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact police online at gmp.police.uk or call 101, quoting incident number 1769 of June 24, 2022.
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