Horror after serious crash in Oldham sees air ambulance scrambled with road closed for hours

Those living and working near the scene of a serious crash one of the main roads in Oldham have spoken of their horror after emergency services flooded the area.

It happened on Park Road, close to the entrance to Alexandra Park Retail Park, at around shortly before 3:20pm this afternoon. A large amount of emergency service vehicles began flooding the area in the minutes after the collision including police, paramedics and fire engines.

The air ambulance also landed on the car park behind the building which houses the Matalan store and Pure Gym. Almost the entire section of Park Road from the Ashton Road roundabout to near Alexandra Park has been cordoned off and remains closed.

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Three cars can be seen inside the cordon, one of which appears to have had its roof cut off. It is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police's (GMP) Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) with officers remaining at the scene carrying out enquiries tonight.

The force are yet to issue an update on the incident. However, some of those who were in the area at the time have told the Manchester Evening News of their shock and upset as they saw the response to the incident unfold.

A worker at one premises in the retail park, who didn't want to be identified, said she saw a police officer tending to a casualty in the immediate aftermath.

"I heard the really loud sirens, so came out and there were police and ambulances everywhere. I walked over and saw the police officer (treating someone).

"So I stepped away then. I didn't want to get too close. It looked