Stolen car set on fire
Reporter: Jacob Metcalf
Date published: 09 January 2017
FIRE crews were alerted after a car was torched and rolled down a hill.
Firefighters responded to reports of a Citroen Saxo, which was set on fire at 1.15am on Monday morning on Stannybrook Road, Failsworth.
The vehicle, believed to be stolen, crashed at the bottom of the hill.
There were no injuries however a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said there would have been considerable risk to oncoming drivers as it rolled down the hill but thankfully there were none.
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