A woman has been taken to hospital after a smash involving a car and van in Tameside this evening. Emergency services raced to Tame Street in Stalybridge, near the border with Dukinfield, at around 5pm this evening.
Following the collision a woman had been left trapped in the car the fire service said. Fire crews, who spent nearly an hour and a half at the scene, eventually freed her and she was taken to hospital by ambulance.
There have been, as yet unconfirmed reports, from eyewitnesses of the air ambulance being seen landing nearby. A road ambulance was also pictured at the scene along with police vehicles. The road has reportedly been cordoned off from the junctions with Park Road and Clarence Street.
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The woman's condition is not yet known, and neither is whether anyone else was injured. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have been contacted for comment.
In a statement, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At approximately 5pm on Friday, 29 th April, two fire engines from Stalybridge and Gorton fire stations, alongside the technical response unit from Leigh, attended a road traffic collision on Tame Street, in Stalybridge.
“The incident involved a car and a van. Firefighters used specialist equipment to extricate a woman from the car. She was then transferred to the care of colleagues from NWAS and conveyed to hospital in an ambulance.
"Fire crews were in attendance for around one hour and 20 minutes.”
