Collision at junction of Langley Lane and Heywood Old Road closes road and teenager taken to hospital with ‘serious injuries’

Date published: 03 April 2017


The junction of Langley Lane and Heywood Old Road has been closed after a collision outside the White Hart between a cyclist and a lorry at 11.41am on Monday (3 April).

A male teenager has been taken to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital with ‘serious injuries’, a spokesperson for North West Ambulance confirmed.

Road closures are in place at:

Langley Lane junction with Knights crescent

Manchester Road junction with Hareshill Road

Heywood Old Road outside Bowlee Fields

Whittle Lane from the services

The road will be closed while the police deal with the incident.

Please use alternate routes when travelling from Heywood to Middleton and vice versa.

Do you have a story for us?

Let us know by emailing news@rochdaleonline.co.uk
All contact will be treated in confidence.


To contact the Rochdale Online news desk, email news@rochdaleonline.co.uk or visit our news submission page.

To get the latest news on your desktop or mobile, follow Rochdale Online on Twitter and Facebook.


While you are here...

...we have a small favour to ask; would you support Rochdale Online and join other residents making a contribution, from just £3 per month?

Rochdale Online offers completely independent local journalism with free access. If you enjoy the independent news and other free services we offer (event listings and free community websites for example), please consider supporting us financially and help Rochdale Online to continue to provide local engaging content for years to come. Thank you.

Support Rochdale Online