A man has died after he crashed his Mercedes into a tree.
Greater Manchester Police was called to Standish, Wigan shortly after 12.30pm on Monday, April 10. When emergency services arrived they found a Mercedes was involved in a crash on the A5209 Almond Brook Road.
The 75-year-old driver of the car was taken to hospital but despite the best efforts of medics, died a short time later, MEN reports.
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The force said: "It is believed he suffered a suspected medical episode at the wheel before colliding with a tree."
A 73-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries. She is being supported by specialist officers whilst she receives treatment in hospital.
"GMP are now appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident - or may have dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage – to please share it with GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) so it can help with their enquiries to understand what happened," the force said.
Anyone who may have information can call 0161 856 4741 quoting incident number 1303 of 10/04/2023. or submit a report via the GMP wesbite.
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