Teenager hospitalised after car overturns down Denshaw embankment

The scene on Huddersfield Road in Denshaw viewed from a distance

There was drama on the moors above Oldham last night (Sunday) at around 7pm when police were called to a report of a collision on Huddersfield Road in Denshaw involving a black vehicle that had overturned down an embankment.

A 17-year-old female was taken to hospital with serious injuries. 

No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.

Huddersfield Road was closed for several hours while officers carried out further investigations, but it has since been reopened.

Anyone with any information should contact police on 0161 856 8866, quoting incident number 2301 of 17/05/2020.

Details can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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