A 12-year-old has been arrested following an attack on a schoolgirl at a tram stop in south Manchester.
28.08.2023 - 19:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Passengers on board a car were taken to hospital after a police vehicle crashed into their motor.
Among the injured is a girl who went to hospital with an arm injury.
The crash on the A669 Middleton Road in Chadderton, Oldham, prompted a significant response by the emergency services, with more police patrols and paramedics summoned to the scene.
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The road was closed in both directions following the smash at around 2.30pm when a liveried police patrol car smashed into the rear of a red saloon car.
Both cars suffered significant damage in the shunt. The driver of the red saloon suffered only minor injuries but their passengers were more seriously hurt and had to be taken to hospital.
Among the passengers was a girl who suffered an arm injury. None of the passengers suffered life-threatening in injuries, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police confirmed.
Police officers in the patrol car were unhurt.
Middleton Road remained closed during Monday afternoon as an investigation was launched into the crash. Diversions were put in place.
Pictures from the scene showed both vehicles suffered significant damage. Video seen by the M.E..N. showed a liveried police patrol car smashed into the rear of a red car.
A spokesman for GMP said: "Police were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a police vehicle and a car on Middleton Road in Oldham at around 2.30pm today (Monday 28 August 2023).
"The driver of the car suffered minor injuries, with other passengers in the car taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.
"Officers in the police vehicle did not sustain injuries."
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