Car crashes into tram after driver 'takes wrong turn' off busy Greater Manchester road near IKEA
Metrolink services were suspended after a driver 'took a wrong turn' near IKEA before crashing into a tram. Officers were called out following the crash at 1.37pm today , near to the Ashton West Metrolink stop in Tameside.
The crash caused damage to the tram involved, but the car was driven away from the scene. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said the car had 'taken a wrong turn before colliding with a tram'. No arrests were made following the incident, GMP confirmed. Transport for Greater Manchester says a woman 'refused medical assistance' following the crash, while no injuries were reported to police.Tram services were suspended between Ashton West and Ashton-under-Lyne for around an hour following the crash. A Transport for Greater Manchester spokesperson said: “At 1.37pm today there was a collision between a car and a tram on the approach to the Ashton West Metrolink stop.
"The car involved left the scene before Metrolink technicians arrived, and a woman refused medical assistance at the scene. The tram sustained damage and had been blocking a nearby road junction, but the tram has now been removed as of 2.35pm and normal services will resume, subject to minor delays.”
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