LIVE: Stretch of busy road fully closed with police cordon in place after crash - updates

A busy road is Stockport is closed off this morning after a crash involving a BMW.

Cheadle Road in Cheadle Hulme is currently shut after the incident on The Spinney in the early hours of this morning. A police cordon is in place on the scene.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said a BMW driver failed to stop for police just after 1.20am this morning. A man in his 50s was rushed to hospital from the scene of the crash with serious injuries.

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Cheadle Road is closed off between Schools Hill and Farley Court as investigations are carried out this morning. A spokesperson for GMP said: "Officers are currently dealing with an incident on The Spinney in Cheadle.

"Shortly after 01:20 on Wednesday 8 October, a BMW was involved in a collision after failing to stop for police. A male in his 50s has been taken to hospital and remains in a serious condition.

"The A5149 Cheadle Road is currently closed from Schools Hill to Farley Court whilst officers investigate."

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Police said the crash happened on The Spinney, off Cheadle Road, at around 1.20am this morning.

The BMW driver failed to stop for police before coming to a crash.

Here's a view of the inner cordon at The Spinney, off Cheadle Road.

There is then an inner cordon at a road called The Spinney pic.twitter.com/KkueGoUPf4

A police officer is standing guard at the cordon.

This is the view from the other end of the cordon, which is right outside Cheadle College pic.twitter.com/nbpUkLynO2

A GMP spokesperson said:

"Officers are currently dealing with an incident on The Spinney in Cheadle.

"Shortly after 01:20 on Wednesday 8 October, a BMW was involved