Two people seriously injured in Delph car crash
Rescue workers with the other vehicle
By Stuart Littleford
Two people have been seriously injured following a car crash in Delph today.
Two vehicles collided on the A62, Huddersfield Road, near to the junction with Delph Lane at around 4.30pm this afternoon.
One of the vehicles badly damaged in the accident on Huddersfield Road at Delph.
Road closed for over two hours
Emergency services, including police, four fire appliances, three ambulances and the North West Air Ambulance, all raced to the scene.
One casualty was airlifted to hospital while other was taken there by land ambulance, both are described by police as having serious injuries – although they are not though to be life-threatening.
A police spokesperson told Saddleworth news: “Police were called to a RTC involving a Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus in Delph.
“The 81-year-old driver of the Fiesta was taken to hospital for treatment to a suspected punctured lung.
“The driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital for treatment to a leg injury.”
Huddersfield Road was closed for over two hours and police are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.
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How awful. We were in the queue just after it happened when trying to go down Delph Lane but had to turn round due to this accident. We saw all the emergency services at the scene and have been worried since about those injured. We saw the air ambulance fly over our house in Delph later on and thought it may have come from the accident. We hope the two injured people experience a full recovery.
My sympathies go to the two drivers and their families; however, this particular stretch of the A62 has been an accident waiting to happen for some time.
Traffic turning right from the A62 onto Delph Lane has to negotiate two lanes of traffic coming up the A62. Whilst doing so they must be aware of the possibility of traffic appearing from Waterworks Road, as well as traffic traveling at up to 60mph appearing at the head of the Lane and partly blocking their route. Similar difficulties are encountered by traffic making the very sharp left turn into the Lane, or onto Waterworks Road.
Once the turn is made there are further possible hazards on the very narrow footpath-less lane itself, of walkers, including parties of school children, and horse riders.
Following this accident perhaps someone with the necessary authority and skills can take a look at this?