Police issue witness appeal after truck collides with 86-year-old man

A truck collided with a pedestrian on Manchester Road

Greater Manchester Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage, following a serious collision on Manchester Road in Oldham at 12.36pm yesterday (Wednesday).

It was reported that a truck collided with a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, an 86-year-old man, was taken to hospital where he remains with serious injuries.

Anyone with any information which may assist with our enquiries is encouraged to contact GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741, quoting log 1416 of 21/08/24.

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