Police Appeal After 86-year-old Man Left Critically Injured After Being Struck By Truck

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Thursday, 22nd August 2024, at 07:15hrs

A man has been left in hospital in a critical condition after a collision in Oldham.

The collision happened on Wednesday afternoon when an 86-year-old man was reportedly hit by a truck on Manchester Road shortly after 12:30pm.

He was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

In an appeal made yesterday, Greater Manchester Police said,

“We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage, following a serious collision on Manchester Road, Oldham at 12.36pm today (Wednesday 21 August 2024).

It was reported that a truck has collided with a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, an 86-year-old man, has been taken to hospital where he remains with serious injuries.

Anyone with any information which may assist with our enquiries is encouraged to contact our Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741, quoting log 1416 of 21/08/24.