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Ashlie Blakey

Man taken to hospital after crash between tractor and car

A man was taken to hospital after a crash between a tractor and a car in Bury this morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the smash on Whalley Road in Ramsbottom just after 5.30am. A tractor and car collided, police said.

The man - who was the driver of the car - was taken to hospital from the scene for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

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A stretch of Whalley Road was closed off by police after the crash, which happened near the Eagle & Child Inn. It has now been fully reopened.

In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: "We were called shortly after 5.30am this morning (23 September) to a report of a collision between a car and a tractor on Whalley Road, Ramsbottom.

"The driver of the car – a man - was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life threatening."

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