Police seek witnesses after man seriously injured in Diggle car crash
Scene of the accident at Standedge
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
A man has been seriously injured in a collision in Saddleworth.
At 5.40pm yesterday, a grey VW Polo was in collision with two other vehicles near the car park on Standedge Cutting for the Pennine Way.
The VW Polo was travelling towards Huddersfield on the A62 (Standedge Cutting) near Diggle behind a black Mercedes C220 when the collision happened. A blue Vauxhall Astra, also involved in the collision, was travelling in the opposite direction towards Oldham.
The driver of the VW Polo, a 25-year-old man, was taken to hospital by ambulance. He remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Sergeant Mark Thomas from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “We are urging anyone who may have witnessed the collision or any of the vehicles in the moments beforehand to contact us. We are particularly keen to trace any CCTV including ‘dash cam’ footage which may assist in our understanding of what happened.”
Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 4741.
Author: Jude Gidney - Editor
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