AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY FOLLOWING A SERIOUS COLLISION IN OLDHAM

Police were called around 6.20pm on Tuesday 1 March 2022 to a report of a collision on Broadway, Chadderton.

Emergency services attended and enquiries established two cars - an Audi A4 and a Suzuki Swift - had been in collision with one another at the junction of Broadway and Eaves Lane.

The Audi failed to remain at the scene following the collision.

The occupants of the Suzuki - two women aged in their 60s and 70s - were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Both currently remain in hospital, one in a critical condition.

Sergeant Andrew Page of GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit said:

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"This was a serious collision which has left two elderly women in a serious condition in hospital.

"A full investigation is currently underway to establish the full circumstances of this collision and locate the driver of the Audi. We're appealing to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and witnessed the collision or the two vehicles in the area at the time to get in touch with police.

"I would urge anyone in the area at the time to check their dash-cam or CCTV footage as you may be holding footage that could greatly assist our enquiries."

 

Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 4741 or 101 quoting incident 2397 of 01/03/22.

Alternatively, details can be passed via our LiveChat function at www.gmp.police.uk or via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.