A suspected drug driver has been arrested after two people were 'seriously injured' in a crash in Bury.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Walmersley Road at about 8am this morning (Thursday, July 15).
Eyewitnesses said the smash involved two cars and a flat-bed lorry, which was parked at the side of the road.
Firefighters cut free a woman who was trapped in one of the vehicles.
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A man and a woman, both in their 40s, were taken to hospital with 'serious injuries'.
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence of cannabis.
The road - a key link between Bury and Ramsbottom - was closed for several hours between Palatine Drive and Falshaw Drive while emergency services worked at the scene.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing four fire engines and two ambulances along Walmersley Road, as well as a police presence.
An air ambulance was also spotted landing on a park off nearby Palatine Drive.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said she heard 'an enormous crash' outside her home shortly before 8am.
"I was having my breakfast when I heard this almighty bang," she said.
"I thought it was a skip being dropped.
"I ran outside and all the neighbours were outside seeing what had happened.
"It looked really bad. The fire brigade were cutting all the doors off and put a barricade up."
Another resident said he rushed outside after hearing a commotion and saw a man stumble from one of the vehicles.
"I was in the living room and came straight out," he said.
"There was a woman trapped inside her car.
"It's not the first time something like this has happened.
"This road is dangerous. People fly up and down it all the time."
A dramatic picture taken at the scene shows the damage to one of the vehicles involved in the smash.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "At 8am this morning, police were called to a report of a three vehicle RTC (Road Traffic Collision) on Manchester Road, Bury.
"Officers attended and a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of cannabis.
"No life threatening injuries have been reported.
"Enquiries are ongoing."
A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 7.59am to a report of a two car RTC on Walmersley Road.
"We sent two ambulances and a bronze commander and air ambulance to scene.
"We treated two patients; a female in 40s and male in 40s.
"Both patients were taken to Salford Royal with serious injuries via land ambulance."
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire Service added: “At approximately 8am on Thursday, July 15, firefighters were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Walmersley Road, in Bury.
“Fire engines from Bury and Broughton stations, alongside the Technical Response Unit from Leigh, quickly attended the scene. The collision involved a flat-bed lorry and two cars.
“Fire crews used specialist equipment to extricate one woman from one of the vehicles, before she was transferred to the care of colleagues from North West Ambulance Service.
"Firefighters were in attendance for around one hour and 45 minutes.”
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