Park and collide!

PARKING mad . . . the van wasn’t fully in the loading zone

METROLINK services hit a bump yesterday when a tram collided with a poorly-parked van in Oldham town centre.

The Rochdale-bound tram hit the van, which was parked at an angle in a loading bay, slightly blocking the Union Street tracks. Metrolink services between Westwood and Rochdale were delayed by around 30 minutes as the motorist and Metrolink driver exchanged details.

A Metrolink spokesman confirmed the incident is under investigation by police.

Van driver Paul Frost said: “The Metrolink driver should have stopped before this happened. They had all the time coming from the King Street stop to realise there was a van there.

“I thought I had left enough room; I realise now I hadn’t pulled far enough into the bay - but the tram driver still should have seen me and stopped.”