Man dies in hospital following Worsley three-car crash
At around 4.20pm on Sunday[1] (February 23), a Citreon C3 crashed into a stationary Toyota Rav 4 waiting at a set of traffic lights on Chaddock Lane. A third car, a Renault Master, was hit by the Toyota after the impact of the crash. The driver of of the Citreon was a man in his 60s and he was taken to hospital but died after a "suspected medical episode".
No one else was injured. Have a story? Get in touch at [email protected]
Greater Manchester Police (GMP)[2] are now appealing for information about the crash. A spokesperson from GMP said: "Our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) is now appealing for information as their enquiries continue. "This includes any relevant dashcam, CCTV, or doorbell footage from around the time of the incident."
You can contact police by calling 101 or using their Live Chat service on gmp.police.uk, quoting log 1954 of 23/02/2025. You can also call SCIU directly on 0161 856 4741, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service were also in attendance at the incident.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue said: "At around 4.30pm on Sunday 23 February, two fire engines from Farnworth Community Fire Station, and the Technical Response Unit from Leigh Community Fire Station, were called attend a road traffic collision involving a van and two cars[6] on Chaddock Lane, Worsley.
"Crews arrived quickly and are working alongside colleagues from Greater Manchester Police and North West Ambulance Service to make the area safe."
The A580 East Lancashire Road Eastbound was closed until 8pm.
References
- ^ around 4.20pm on Sunday (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
- ^ Greater Manchester Police (GMP) (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
- ^ Police identify driver who fled scene after girl died in tram crash (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
- ^ Police hunt van driver after girl, three, dies in tram crash (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
- ^ Girl, three, killed in crash between tram and van in Manchester (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
- ^ cars (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)