Pedestrian taken to hospital with serious injuries after collision

Date published: 18 October 2019


A man in his 20’s has been taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary with serious injuries after a collision in Rochdale on Thursday night (17 October).

Emergency services were called to the scene on Roch Valley Way at around 7pm after reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian close to the junction with Holborn Street.

Police, an ambulance and an advanced paramedic all attended the incident.

A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: “We were called to a collision between a pedestrian and a car on Roch Valley Way.

“We took a man in his 20s to the Manchester Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.”

Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for comment.

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