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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Stephen Topping

Car crashes into tram after driver 'takes wrong turn' off busy Greater Manchester road near IKEA

Metrolink services were suspended after a driver 'took a wrong turn' near IKEA before crashing into a tram. Officers were called out following the crash at 1.37pm today (March 6), near to the Ashton West Metrolink stop in Tameside.

The crash caused damage to the tram involved, but the car was driven away from the scene. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said the car had 'taken a wrong turn before colliding with a tram'.

No arrests were made following the incident, GMP confirmed. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) says a woman 'refused medical assistance' following the crash, while no injuries were reported to police.

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