Car overturned near Elk Mill in Royton crash
A red car overturned on Broadway near Elk Mill in Royton on Thursday 20 March at approximately 4.15pm. Three people inside the vehicle managed to get themselves out before firefighters arrived. The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended with two engines from Chadderton and Oldham, plus a Technical Rescue Unit from Ashton. Firefighters worked with police and ambulance crews to stabilise the vehicle and clear debris. The North West Ambulance Service assessed the casualties at the scene but they did not require hospital treatment. Police confirmed no one was seriously injured. This crash occurred just days after a fatal three-car collision on the same stretch of road killed Michael Margetson from Oldham on March 17.