Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash between two cars caused an Audi to flip on to its roof.
Emergency services rushed to Huddersfield Road, in Oldham, just before 2pm today (Saturday December 3) following the collision. Police, the ambulance service and fire crews from Oldham and Chadderton were all in attendance.
According to Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) two people suffered back and neck injuries in the collision and were taken to hospital by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).
READ MORE : Woman, 19, killed and two men seriously injured in M6 motorway crash
“Shortly before 2pm on Saturday 3 December, firefighters were called out to a road traffic collision on Huddersfield Road, Oldham," a GMFRS spokesman said. "Two fire engines - from Oldham and Chadderton fire stations - attended the scene where two cars had collided, with one left on its roof in the middle of the highway.
"Two casualties, both suffering with back and neck injuries, have been taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service. Crews were detained for ten minutes whilst they helped make the scene and vehicles safe.”
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed that one of the casualties was a woman but that her injuries are "not not thought to be life threatening".
Read more of today's top stories here
READ NEXT:
- “I find it nerve-racking”: What it's like to be disabled going around Manchester Christmas Markets
- Man aged in his 30s stabbed during 2am 'disturbance' near south Manchester pub
- Urgent police appeal for missing 15-year-old girl from Bolton
-
The signs and symptoms Strep A parents have been told to look out for
- Greater Manchester 'ghost station' has only ONE passenger a week
