LIVE: Huge emergency response as road shut outside busy retail park in Oldham after crash

A huge emergency service response has been reported on a road in Oldham.

Park Road has reportedly been closed as a result of an incident this afternoon (Saturday). Pictures from the scene show multiple fire engines, police cars and ambulances at the scene, near to Alexandra Retail Park.

Eyewitnesses have also reported seeing an air ambulance in the area, which is a short distance from Oldham town centre. The exact nature of the incident is not yet known.

Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have been approached for information.

This is a live incident. We will bring you updates in the blog below.

Police are stopping vehicles from entering Park Road from the roundabout at the junction with Ashton Road.

The entrance to Park Road from the Ashton Road roundabout has been closed to traffic pic.twitter.com/59sqBkSj0Z

Several fire engines have just been let through the cordon and have left the scene.

Three fire engines have just been let through the tape and left the scene pic.twitter.com/pxnyTY5Dze

Park Road is taped off from the Shell petrol station near to the King Street Roundabout.

Officers have now moved the cordon right back to near the Shell petrol station just off the Ashton Road roundabout pic.twitter.com/kSbms8C82y

The air ambulance has now left the scene.

In the last few seconds the helicopter has just taken off and left the scene pic.twitter.com/Nw3YMOYXkY

Park Road is closed in both directions, between the King Street roundabout and Kings Road, as a result of the incident, according to the traffic monitoring service Inrix.

An air ambulance is currently stationed on a car park at the back of the retail park.

The air ambulance can be seen on the car park behind the building