Police issue update as two children suffer serious injuries in Rochdale horror crash

Two children suffered serious injuries following a crash on a busy Rochdale road. Emergency services were called out to Yorkshire Street shortly after 7pm yesterday (December 9) following a collision involving two cars.

Police, firefighters and paramedics were all scrambled to the scene. An eyewitness told the Manchester Evening News they saw 'two air ambulances' and 'about five police cars' in attendance.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said two women and two children were rescued from the vehicles involved before taken to hospital for treatment. In an update issued this morning (Tuesday), Greater Manchester Police said the two children suffered 'potentially life-changing injuries'.

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The two children had been passengers in one of the cars, police said. No arrests have been made so far following the incident.

Eyewitnesses told the M.E.N. the crash involved a Toyota Yaris and a Volkswagen Golf. Images from the scene showed crews working to rescue the casualties, with an area of Yorkshire Street taped off close to the Shell fuel station.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said on Monday: “Just after 7pm this evening (Monday, December 9), two fire engines from Rochdale central fire station, along with the Enhanced Rescue Unit from Ashton, were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving two cars on Yorkshire Street, Rochdale. Crews arrived quickly at the scene.

"Firefighters used stabilisation equipment, lighting and an environmental pack to make the area safe and rescue two women and two children from the vehicles, before they were taken to hospital by colleagues from North West Ambulance Service. Firefighters were in attendance for around an hour and fifteen minutes.”