BREAKING: Road closures in place and drivers urged to avoid area as police respond to serious ‘crash’
Emergency services have descended on a road in Salford[1] this evening after reports of a 'serious' collision. Motorists were being urged to avoid an area around Cromwell Road. In posts on their Salford social media channels, Greater Manchester Police[2] posted brief details of the incident.
The post read: "We are dealing with a serious road traffic collision in #Salford[3] - there are road closures in place on Seaford Road, Cromwell Road and Lower Broughton Road while emergency services deal with the incident so drivers are advised to avoid the area."
Pictures from the scene show a stretch of road cordoned off by police, with several police cars stationed nearby and bollards dotted across the street. People who said they saw the incident replied to the posts, expressing their shock.
One said: "This happened right in front of me. It was horrible." The Manchester Evening News has asked GMP for further details.
We will be bringing you all the latest updates below.
21:36Sophie Halle-Richards
Badly damaged car pictured inside cordon
The Manchester Evening News has seen an image of a badly damaged black vehicle within the cordon. We have decided not to publish the picture until we have further details from GMP - who have been contacted for comment.
21:30Sophie Halle-Richards
Cordon expected to remain in place for some time
Salford crash: police here tell me the cordon will remain for some time yet pic.twitter.com/wtb9iGWufm[6]
-- John Scheerhout (@johnscheerhout) December 23, 2023[7]21:30Sophie Halle-Richards
Our reporter is at the scene
I'm on Cromwell Road in Salford, the scene of a serious crash. The police cordon is a big one pic.twitter.com/bRT92KqaE0[8]
-- John Scheerhout (@johnscheerhout) December 23, 2023[9]21:15Sophie Halle-Richards
More pictures from the scene
Scene of a large crash on Cromwell Road in Salford
Scene of a large crash on Cromwell Road in Salford20:55Sophie Halle-Richards
Picture from the scene
20:48Sophie Halle-Richards
Reporter on route
Our reporter John Scheerhout is on his way to the scene now.
20:43Sophie Halle-Richards
Full circumstances remain unclear
The full circumstances of the incident currently remain unclear. GMP said on Facebook they were responding to a 'serious collision' and have urged drivers to avoid the area. The force have been approached for more information.
20:43Sophie Halle-Richards
Photographer at the scene
We currently have a photographer at the scene of this incident.
Pictures show Cromwell Road cordoned off by police, with several police vehicles guarding the area.
A number of bollards have also been dotted across the road.
References
- ^ Salford (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
- ^ Greater Manchester Police (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
- ^ #Salford (www.facebook.com)
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- ^ 'I'll be working over Christmas to pay off my GBP30k gambling debt... don't end up like me' (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/wtb9iGWufm (t.co)
- ^ December 23, 2023 (twitter.com)
- ^ pic.twitter.com/bRT92KqaE0 (t.co)
- ^ December 23, 2023 (twitter.com)