Appeal for information after pedestrian dies in Oldham

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian died in a collision in Oldham.

Police were called at about 10.05pm on 8 October 2021 to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian on Broadway, Chadderton.

NWAS also attended but sadly, a 59-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of a blue Seat Leon stopped at the scene and helped officers with their enquiries. There have been no arrests and enquiries are ongoing.

PC Phillip Collingwood, of GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "We would like to speak to anyone in the area at the time, particularly anyone who may have seen a blue Seat Leon driving at speed from the junction of Broadgate, along Broadway, up until the collision point at the junction of Foxdenton Lane.

"I would also like anyone with dashcam footage from around 10pm on Broadway to come forward. 

"Anyone with information should call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident 3345 of 8/10/21."

Information can also be reported online or by using the Live Chat function at www.gmp.police.uk.

If you can't report online, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.