Officers appeal for information following serious collision in Ashton-in-Makerfield

Our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for information following a collision between multiple cars in Wigan.

At around 1pm today (06/05/26) officers responded to an incident on Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, where the driver of a BMW i3 suffered a suspected medical episode and collided with five other vehicles.

Four people, including two drivers and two passengers, have been taken to hospital where they are currently being treated:

• One woman, aged 80, is currently suffering from life-threatening injuries
• One man, aged in his 70s, and a woman are being treated for serious injuries that are thankfully not deemed life threatening
• One man, aged in his 80s, is being treated for minor injuries

No arrests have been made at this time.

Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit continue their investigation and are urging anyone with information to please come forward.

This includes anyone who saw the vehicle driving before the collision, witnessed the incident itself, or has dashcam footage of the incident.

You can contact the SCIU directly on 0161 856 4741, contact the police on our Live Chat service at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 1513 of 06/05/2026.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.