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Air ambulance called as man taken to hospital after car careers off country road and flips over
08.06.2024 - 15:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A driver has been taken to hospital after a car careered off a country road in Rochdale and flipped over. It's thought the man may have suffered a medical episode at the wheel of the red Mini moments before the crash on Edenfield Road in Red Lumb.
An air ambulance and other emergency services were called to the scene around 9.30am today. The road was closed for a number of hours.
Fellow motorist Paul Ellison witnessed the crash. He said he rushed to help the driver alongside an off-duty firefighter and found him unconscious and not breathing. "I was driving behind him, there was one car between us, when it happened," said Paul.
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"All of a sudden [the Mini] started moving into the opposite lane. It was a bit like a pinball.
"It moved to the right and hit a wall and a banking, then it deflected back to the left and started flipping. The car was upside down.
"When we got to him the driver wasn't breathing. Luckily a motorcyclist stopped and he was an off-duty firefighter. We got the window down and the debris out of the way and the firefighter started giving him critical medical assistance.
"By that time the fire brigade and air ambulance had turned up. I was just happy that we were in the right place at the right time and able to help."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said one man was taken to hospital with minor injuries. No arrests have bee made.
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