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One rescued after car crashes into bungalow

Georgie DockerNorth West
News imageSophie May A busy road off Dorset Avenue with multiple police cars, and multiple fire engines. The road is sectioned off by yellow police tape.Sophie May
A Fiat 500 crashed into a bungalow in Oldham

A person has been rescued by firefighters after a car crashed into a bungalow in Greater Manchester.

A Fiat 500 crashed into the property in Dorset Avenue, Diggle, in Oldham, just off the Huddersfield Road, on Monday morning.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said crews arrived at 09:20 GMT with three fire engines from Oldham, Mossley and Stalybridge.

"Firefighters arrived quickly to make the vehicle safe and remove one person from the vehicle," A fire service spokesperson for said. "Crews were in attendance for roughly two hours." Police are investigating the crash.

News imageSophie May A yellow air ambulance helicopter photographed from afar - background is blue sky with clouds.Sophie May
Diggle residents spotted this air ambulance circulating the area after the incident
News imageGoogle Maps A brick house can be seen down a narrow drive way. On one side of the driveway is a red door which appears to be a shop and on the other is a house. The bungalow is set back off the road. This is the Dorset Avenue property as seen on Goggle Maps prior to the incident.Google Maps
The street view location of the Dorset Avenue bungalow

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