Car mounts pavement and ploughs into insurance office building

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A man was treated for minor injuries after a car involved in a collision with another vehicle mounted a pavement and crashed into a building.

The drama happened on Hyde Road in east Manchester on Friday afternoon. Police, firefighters and paramedics were to called the scene, in Belle Vue, shortly after 3pm following a collision between two vehicles, the fire service confirmed.

One of the vehicles mounted the pavement, demolished a railing and crashed into the window of an office building. There are no reports that anyone in the building or on the pavement were hurt although one man - thought to have been in the car which ended up in the building - was treated for minor injuries at the scene, according to North West Ambulance Service (NWAS). READ MORE: Police decided to stop man and woman on M62 after becoming suspicious - it was a good call Pictures from the scene showed a white saloon car with its front end lodged in the window of an insurance company, which offers motor insurance as well as other services.

The front window of the building has been smashed. A second car was removed by the emergency services. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At just before 3.15pm today (Friday March 8) one fire engine from Gorton fire station was called to reports of a crash involving two vehicles on Hyde Road, Belle Vue. "Firefighters assisted colleagues from North West Ambulance Service to treat one male and made the scene safe.