Woman rushed to hospital with head injuries after being hit by lorry

A woman was rushed to hospital with head injuries after being hit by a lorry in Bury on Wednesday afternoon (September 28). Walmersley Road was cordoned off in both directions following the collision, shortly after 2pm.

Emergency services scrambled to the scene where a woman was taken to hospital by paramedics with head injuries. The road was closed between Limefield Brow and Lowes Road.

There were reports of an air ambulance also landing in the area following the collision. The Moorside Action Team, a Facebook page ran by three local councillors, shared a post about the collision, adding their 'thoughts are with the pedestrian involved'.

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The road remained closed for a number of hours, reopening shortly before 7pm. Further details about the condition of the woman involved have not been confirmed.

A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 14:16 to a road traffic collision involving a lorry and a woman who had a head injury. We took the patient to hospital."

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson has said: "Emergency services are currently responding to a collision on Walmersley Road. Road closures are in place and members of the public are asked to avoid the area.

"Anyone with information should contact police via gmp.police.uk or 101 quoting 1,799 of 28/09/22."

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