A man has described the horrifying moment he pulled two teenagers from a crashed car filling with smoke after flipping onto its side - only for one of them to then grab a machete.
The 60-year-old Oldham resident was strimming the hedge that surrounds his house on Hollins Road at around 12pm today (May 6) on what was a quiet bank holiday Monday when he heard a ‘bang’.
He turned and watched on in horror as a car flipped onto its side after smashing into a stationary car just yards from his house. READ MORE: 'I thought this was a safe area': Neighbours' shock after major crime scene put in place Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the shaken resident said he immediately ran over to the upturned car in a bid to help anyone trapped inside. “I went running and saw somebody was trying to open the car door.
There was smoke inside the car and I thought there might have been a fire. “My first priority was the safety of life. I jumped on the car and helped open the door and held their hand, pulled and said 'get out, get out quick’.
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