Mystery as man, 30, who crashed after driving off in night hasn't been seen since

The family of a man who disappeared while staying in Greater Manchester for work say they 'just want him home'. Lloyd Cooper had been staying in Salford while working on a job at Manchester Central along with his dad, David Cooper, last week.

David says his 30-year-old son went out with friends last Thursday night (March 7) and returned to their accommodation in the early hours of the morning. But when he got up to have a shower at 5am last Friday, David says he 'heard the front door', and Lloyd had driven off in a hire car.

The family understand that the car was seen being driven at speed through Rochdale before being involved in a collision. They have not heard anything from Lloyd over the past week, and are becoming increasingly worried for him.

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"That's not my son," said David. "If he's done something wrong, he always gets in touch with me or his mum, but he hasn't.

"I'm starting to get worried now. It's gone on too long and it's starting to get to me."

The family are from Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, but Lloyd usually lives in Birmingham. He is described as 5ft 6ins tall, of 'very slim' build, with brown hair and stubble.

It's believed he was last wearing dark jeans and a Liverpool football top. Lloyd's mum, Carmen O'Donnell, says an incident like this has 'not happened before' to him.

"A lot of people are really concerned," she said. "They are like 'he's a really nice lad', they are concerned for his his welfare. It's out of character this is - it's not Lloyd at all.

"We just want him home. We just hope he's safe. He's got a lot of family and friends that are concerned for him in Nuneaton."

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it is