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Watch: Motorcyclists – what to do following a collision

This week’s tips from the IAM’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman, are advising riders what they should do following a collision. Read our latest...

Man trapped in machinery in Salford suffers serious injury

A man in his 40s had to be rushed to hospital after becoming trapped in machinery at a Salford company. Six ambulances, two fire crews and a specialist Hazardous Area...

Cyclist in serious condition in Salford Royal after Folly Lane accident

A cyclist is in hospital with a serious head injury after being found in the road in Swinton. A passerby who was walking down Folly Lane in the early hours of Sunday 31...

Three-vehicle Swinton crash causing long delays

A smash between three vehicles in Swinton this afternoon is still causing long delays for drivers. Police were called to the junction of Station Road and the A666 Bolton...

Police close Liverpool Road after girl hit by car in Irlam

Police temporarily shut Liverpool Road in Irlam this morning after a teenager was hit by a car. At around 8.10am on Thursday 14 January there was a collision between a...

85-year-old pedestrian hurt in Swinton van accident

Multiple emergency services were called to Deansway on the Poets estate in Swinton this morning after reports an elderly man was hit by a van. Police, fire crews, an...

100 years ago in Salford: Girl almost killed by ‘arrogant’ driver on Regent Street

Road safety has come a long way since the early days of motoring, but sadly it was not advanced enough to stop this near-fatal Salford accident in October 1915. Eccles...

Man, 51, seriously injured after being crushed by car in Walkden

Multiple police, fire and ambulances crews were called to the scene of an horrific accident in Walkden this afternoon, Tuesday 22 September. A 51-year-old man was...

Woman, 52, crushed by reversing car at Walkden Tesco

A woman has suffered leg injuries after being hit by a car in Walkden. Police and ambulances were called to Bolton Road, near Tesco Extra, at 10.39am today, Friday 14...

Woman ‘possessed’ by seizure and impaled on umbrella has life saved by Salford salon

A 43-year-old businesswoman from Swinton has spoken out about the moment she thought she was going to die from a seizure before quick-thinking staff saved her life....