A man has been rushed to hospital as emergency services were scrambled to Sale after a dog attack. Police were called to reports of concern for the welfare of a man at 3.20pm on Tuesday, June 25, on the corner of Urban Road and Washway Road.
12.06.2024 - 22:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after an ‘off road buggy' smashed into a lamp post in Stockport. Emergency services raced out to Siddington Avenue in Adswood at around 6.40pm this evening (June 12).
Fire crews used cutting gear to release the driver - a man in his 40s - from the battered vehicle. He was then taken to hospital.
Dramatic images from the scene show what appears to be a damaged off-road buggy with a front wheel missing following the crash directly outside Bridge Hall Community Centre.
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Police taped off an area of the road and Siddington Avenue Park. An air ambulance was spotted leaving the scene just before 7pm after landing nearby.
A spokesperson from GMP said: “At around 6.40pm this evening (Wednesday 12 June 2024), we were called to reports of a single vehicle road traffic collision in Stockport.
“The vehicle is believed to have collided with a lamppost while travelling on Siddington Avenue. The driver, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Enquiries are ongoing.”
An eyewitness said police cordoned off Siddington Avenue Park amid the incident and described the vehicle involved as an ‘off road buggy'.
He said: “There were loads of police, the crime scene was all around the park. One of the wheels was lying in the middle of the road.”
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 6.30pm this evening (Wednesday 12th June), two fire engines from Stockport Central and Cheadle fire station, along with the Technical Response Unit from Ashton, were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on Siddington
A man has been rushed to hospital as emergency services were scrambled to Sale after a dog attack. Police were called to reports of concern for the welfare of a man at 3.20pm on Tuesday, June 25, on the corner of Urban Road and Washway Road.
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