Two people taken to hospital after crash in Prestwich

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Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter Two people were rushed to hospital following a crash in Prestwich which shut a main road for three hours.

All three emergency services were called to Bury New Road in Prestwich at around 7.30pm on Thursday evening to reports of a crash involving two vehicles.

Two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the road, North West Ambulance Service has said, with paramedics treating four people in the wake of the collision.

Firefighters had to help a man from one of the vehicles, while another man managed to get himself out of a second vehicle, according to the fire and rescue service.