A man has died following a serious collision involving three vehicles on Rochdale Road in Edenfield, near Bury. The road has been closed since the incident on Monday morning (October 26).
Emergency response and closure
Lancashire Police said emergency services were called by the North-West Ambulance Service at around 11.24am to reports of a collision. Officers attended and found that three vehicles had been involved in a serious collision.
A spokesperson for the force said: "We were called by the North-West Ambulance Service at 11.24am today to Rochdale Road, Edenfield, to a report of a collision. The emergency services attended and found that three vehicles had been involved in a serious collision. Very sadly, a man was pronounced deceased at the scene."
Ongoing investigation and diversions
The road remains closed while emergency services attend, and police have said it will remain closed for some time. Multiple police vehicles are at the scene, with officers working behind a cordon at the junction of Rochdale Road and Dearden Fold.
Drivers have been urged to avoid the area, with residents reporting heavy traffic on surrounding roads. A passer-by told the Manchester Evening News she was unable to walk through the closure on foot at around 3pm and was told by a police officer it would be three or four more hours until the road reopened.
