Car that slammed into hedge ‘was going at about 80mph’
ONE resident says the car that ploughed into a hedge in Middleton on Sunday was travelled at about 80mph
The car reportedly hit a lamppost on Grimshaw Lane before careering into a rose garden on
Newbank Close.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police and crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service quickly cordoned off the area and cleared the scene.
The resident who lived in the house where was garden was damaged, said they heard a ‘loud bang’ at around 1.30pm.
She said there were three people in the car, before they ‘ran off’.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, added that the collision destroyed their fence and damaged their rose garden at the front of the property.
Another resident said that the vehicle was travelling at around 80mph before the collision.
Pictures from the scene
showed a black BMW 3 series trapped inside a large hence.
Debris, including a broken road sign was scattered across the pavement and glass covered the road.
Cllr Dylan Williams, for East Middleton, said residents helped clean up the debris whilst emergency services tried to remove the car.
It was eventually dislodged from the hedge by a crane.
Cllr Williams, said: “The residents, even though
they’ve had their property damaged, have been brilliant.
“They’ve been out offering people brews and they’ve really shown community. The residents swept most of the glass off the street and the debris.
“I can’t praise the local community enough. It really goes to show there is a strong community here in Middleton junction.”
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
(GMFRS) said: “At around 2.30pm on Sunday 31 December, fire crews were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Newbank Close, Middleton.
“One fire engine from Hollins fire station quickly attended the incident, which involved a car colliding with a lamppost. Fire crews were in attendance for about an hour.”
Greater Manchester Police have been approached for further information.