Police in bid to find M60 death crash witness
APPEAL FOR DRIVER WHO STOPPED ON HARD SHOULDER
POLICE investigating the death of a man on the M60 want to speak to a motorist who stopped on the hard shoulder to look at the aftermath of a smash before driving away.
Mohammed Amin, 49, was driving a black Audi A3 on the anti-clockwise stretch of the motorway when the car hit the central reservation in the early hours of yesterday.
Police investigating the tragedy said the vehicle came to a stop in the middle lane before being involved in a collision with a Ford Focus and a VW Caddy van.
Mr Amin, from Bolton, was pronounced dead at the scene, GMP said. His loved ones, who were too upset to speak following his death, are being supported by specially-trained officers.
Mr Amin was travelling between junction 18 for Simister Island and junction 19, near Heaton Park, when the Audi crashed at around 3.35am.
Another man was in a critical condition in hospital having suffered a serious head injury last night.
A third man suffered what police described as ‘serious injuries.’ No update on his condition has been provided.
Police said an unknown car pulled up on the hard shoulder and ‘surveyed the scene’ before driving off after the Audi hit the central reservation.
That was before the collision involving the two other vehicles.
Officers are appealing for the driver of that vehicle to come forward, but stressed there was no suggestion of any wrongdoing on their part.
The anti-clockwise carriageway was closed for around eight hours for accident investigation work. The stretch reopened at around 11am.
Pc Paul Joynson said: “It appears that there was an initial collision involving the Audi prior to a second collision involving a further two vehicles. Between these two incidents taking place minutes apart, an unknown car stopped on the hard shoulder to observe what had occurred before leaving the scene a short time later. “I would like to urge this person to please come forward and contact us and assist with our enquiries.” Anyone with information is asked to call GMP on 0161 856 4741 – or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.