Teenager dies after crash on Spotland Road

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The crash is believed to have happened near to the Pavilion restaurant on Spotland Road

A 19-year-old man has died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a building on Spotland Road on New Year's Day.

GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is appealing for information after the fatal collision occurred at around 7.20pm on Monday 1 January 2024.

Police said that a car, containing three occupants, lost control causing it to collide with a building after it overtook a slower moving vehicle.

All three occupants of the vehicle were treated at the scene by emergency services and taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Sadly, a 19-year-old man, one of the passengers in the vehicle, passed away in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 2 January 2023), despite the best efforts of emergency services personnel.

Officers are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident - or may have dashcam, CCTV or mobile footage from the area at the time of the incident - to please share it with officers to assist their enquiries.

You can do so by calling Serious Collision Investigation Unit officers on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident number 3369 of 1/1/2024. You can also make a report via the website www.gmp.police.uk.

Alternatively call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.