Oldham crash: Girl, 16, dies after car mounts pavement

  • Published
Rochdale Road, OldhamImage source, Google
Image caption,

The crash happened at the junction of Rochdale Road and Crompton Street in Oldham on Thursday

A 16-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car which mounted the pavement following a crash with another vehicle.

Two cars collided on Rochdale Road in Oldham, near Crompton Street, just after 13:30 GMT on Thursday, Greater Manchester Police said.

The girl was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody for questioning, the force added.

Officers are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact them.

Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, external, Twitter, external and Instagram, external? You can also send story ideas to northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk, external

Related internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.