Ashton Road smash - man treated at hospital

Date published: 30 July 2018


A man was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital with neck and spinal injuries after a two-car collision in Ashton Road, close to the junction with Park Road in Oldham, last night (Sunday).

The 31-year-old man was cut out of a 5-series BMW car by Oldham firefighters following the side-impact smash.

The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene before emergency services arrived.

Two other men in the BMW managed to get out of the car unaided.


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