Man dies following road traffic collision in Heywood

Date article online: 14/04/2008

Police are reappealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision in Heywood in which a man was killed.

Shortly after 7.05am on Friday 4 April 2008, police were called to Manchester Road, close to its junction with Coronation Avenue, Heywood, following reports a Vauxhall Astra had collided with a skip wagon.

Police attended and found the driver of the Astra with serious head injuries. He was taken to Fairfield Hospital but died on Saturday 12 April 2008.

He has been named as Saman Khdr (born 01/01/85), of Lindisfarne, Rochdale.

The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

Police believe there was a single decker bus either driving or parked on Manchester Road at about the time of the incident and are appealing for anyone that may have been on the bus to contact them.

Inspector Martin O'Connor of the Road Policing Unit said: "This was a particularly nasty collision that has tragically left one man dead.

"It is vital for us to speak to witnesses so we can try and establish exactly what happened.
"We believe there was a single-decker bus on Manchester Road at the time of the incident. I would appeal to anyone that was on that bus just after 7am that morning to contact us as they could hold that crucial piece of information that will help us piece together what happened to Saman. I cannot emphasise enough how important this is. If you can help please get in touch."

Anyone that witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Road Policing Unit on 0161 856 8802.