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05.01.2024 - 15:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Residents have spoken of their horror after a car ploughed through a brick wall and into their building following a collision this morning.
Neighbours who live above the property on Rochdale Road in Oldham described hearing a 'shouting' and 'yelling' before a 'loud noise'. They said they were 'shocked' to look outside their window and see a white Audi smashed into the bottom of their building. Emergency services raced to the scene, where one person was rescued from their vehicle and taken to hospital.
Greater Manchester Police said they responded to a collision on Rochdale Road at around 10:20am on Friday (January 5). A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
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"At about 10:15 I heard what sounded like a lorry on the main road, and then shouting of 'police, police!'," the neighbour, who didn't want to be named, told the Manchester Evening News. "Then the car crashed under my flat. It ploughed through a brick wall and a metal fence.
"There was a lot of yelling immediately like 'get out the car, get out the car'," they added. "We saw them arresting a man and then police searching the car.
"It was a really loud noise, I was shocked to see it right in front of my window."
The neighbour said they believe the flat below them is occupied, but weren't clear on whether anybody was injured in the incident.
A GMP spokesperson said: “At around 10:20am today (5 January 2024), police responded to a collision on Rochdale Road in Oldham. A man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.”
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said:“At just after 10.30am today (January 5) three fire engines from
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