Driver fled after crashing stolen car
A DRIVER fled from the scene after a Fiesta stolen from Rochdale landed on its side in a crash with a lamppost and ‘a number of parked vehicles’.
Police were called to Bury Old Road, near the junction with Sutherland Road, in Heywood at around 6.30pm on Tuesday.
A spokesman for GMP said they arrived at the scene to find a car on its side, but the occupants had fled.
Dramatic pictures taken in the aftermath of the crash showed the car was badly damaged after landing on its side on a driveway.
Brickwork from a nearby wall had also been destroyed.
The Fiesta was believed to have been stolen from an address in Rochdale, the GMP spokesman said.
He said: “We were called at 6.30pm. Another vehicle was damaged.
“There was also damage to a lamppost.
“The occupants must have run away. Enquiries are ongoing.”
A spokeswoman for GMFRS said: “We were called to reports of a collision involving one car and a number of parked vehicles on Bury Old Road, in Heywood, at 6.38pm on Tuesday, 24 November.
“One fire engine from Heywood quickly attended the scene.
“Firefighters made the scene safe. Fire crews were in attendance for around 45 minutes.”