Man in 30s dies after multiple car pile-up horror
POLICE ARREST THREE PEOPLE AT CRASH SCENE
A MAN has died following a horror smash on Sunday evening.
The male, in his 30s, was reported dead at the scene after the collision in Little Hulton, which involved multiple vehicles.
A second man, in his 60s, was rushed to hospital by paramedics with serious injuries. Police have confirmed that three people – two men and a woman – have been arrested in connection with the incident. One of the males and the woman remain in custody to be quizzed by officers.
There was a major emergency services response to the incident on Sunday evening (June 19), at around 9pm. Manchester Road East was blocked off in both directions between Bridgewater Street and Hilton Lane.
Police scrambled to the scene and cordoned off the road early into Monday morning. Pictures from the area showed a huge response as emergency crews carried out enquiries.
Nearby residents told of hearing a ‘crash’ before seeing the whole road shut off, with a white tent also erected at the roadside. One woman, who lives with her child in flats nearby, told the M.E.N: “I just heard a crash at 8.50pm and I when I went to look, the whole road was blocked off and there was police, ambulances and fire engines and a white tent.”
Another witness reported seeing multiple police vehicles, including forensics, arriving at the scene.
The fire service confirmed they attended the incident, with two fire engines at the scene and a technical response unit.
Following an update from Greater Manchester Police, it has since been confirmed that there was a fatality, with another man left seriously injured.
A spokesperson for the force said: “At around 8.50pm on Sunday, June 19, 2022, we received a report of a collision on Manchester Road East, Little Hulton. A man in his 30s was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
“A man in his 60s was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
“Three people – two men and one woman – have been arrested in connection with the incident. One of the men and the woman remain in police custody for questioning.”
Anyone with information or dash cam footage from the surrounding area immediately before or after the collision, should contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741, quoting 2657 19/06/22. Information can also be passed, anonymously, to Crimestoppers on 800 555 111.
A man in his 30s was sadly pronounced dead at the scene Police spokesman