Driver flees after hitting tram
Reporter: Karen Doherty
Date published: 04 May 2016
Photo: Kevin Bannon
Tram crash at Manchester Street roundabout, Oldham.
A POLICE investigation is under way after a van driver ran off following a collision between his Citroen Despatch and a Metrolink tram at Oldham’s Manchester Street roundabout.
Two Metrolink passengers suffered minor injuries in the incident shortly before 10pm yesterday.
There was damage to the front of the tram as a result of the impact.
Police reports say the van driver failed to stop at a red light.
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