A man has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury after a crash in Westhoughton. Police say a truck crashed into the back of a van that stopped due to a pedestrian, with the driver of the van now being treated in hospital. The road traffic collision happened on Snydale Way, Westhoughton, between the Chequerbent Roundabout and the M61, around 11am. One lane of traffic was closed until around 12:15pm to deal with the van, which had overturned, and treat the driver. Pictures from police showed the van overturned with severe damage to the back of the vehicle whilst the truck also sustained some damage to its front.
The North West Ambulance Service are warning people to take care. Slips and falls due to ice and snow in the North West have resulted in more than 150 calls to the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) in a week. Additionally there were more than a dozen sledging and even snowboarding incidents as the public tried to enjoy recent flurries. Now as snow remains on the ground in many areas and with warnings of ice still forecast, NWAS wants to warn to people to take care if they are heading out in the cold weather. Regionally, Lancashire recorded the most incidents between 28 December and 4 January with approximately 43 callouts although in Greater Manchester the number of incidents was similar. Some incidents also required the assistance of Mountain Rescue Teams as they happened in areas difficult for ambulance crews to access.
There were also more than a dozen sledging and even snowboarding incidents. Some incidents also required the assistance of mountain rescue teams as they happened in areas difficult for ambulance crews to access. The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is warning people to take care if they are heading out in the cold weather with snow and ice present in some parts. NWAS is also urging residents to download the app What3Words, which could help to locate an injured person. NWAS medical director Chris Grant said: “Most of time slips and falls result in bumps and bruises and being a bit shaken up, however that can be more serious and recently we’ve had to treat serious cuts as well as potential broken bones and fractures.
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Police in attendance at a caravan fire on Blackstone Street in Vauxhall.
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