Tyldesley: Neighbours offer support as vehicle smashes into wall

At around 6am on Monday, November 25, two cars collided at the junction of Tyldesley Road and Tyldesley Old Road, resulting in one of the vehicles smashing into a garden wall.

Residents have held long concerns about the safety around the Tyldesley Road junction, and neighbours quickly came out of their houses to offer support as well as quilts, blankets, and warm drinks until the police and paramedics arrived.

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The crash caused significant damage to the vehicles and Stefanie's wall (Image: Stefanie Hall)

Stefanie Hall, 42, who was woken up by the crash, said: "I was asleep with my sausage dog Fudge when we were woken by an almighty smash just after 6am.

"At first I thought I had dreamt it but when I looked out of my window a car had come through my wall and come to rest in the garden!

“I went outside in my pyjamas at first but I was heartened to see a number of kind people had stopped to help, including a student nurse.

"The first driver was shocked and had a head injury and the other was very cold and shaking so my thoughtful neighbours brought quilts, blankets and warm drinks until the police and paramedics came - a huge thank you to them.

"The damage is frustrating but it's more important no-one was seriously injured - this time. If a lorry had come through the wall and house the story could have been very different."

The junction has been a hotspot for crashes and near-misses over the years (Image: Google Maps) Explaining that the crash is not the first accident that has occurred at the junction between Tyldesley and Atherton, Stefanie said that she has contacted the council's Highways team to ask for improved safety measures in the area.

With poor visibility at the junction, many more people have complained about the road's safety on social media, with calls for improved signage, speed cameras, or speed bumps.

There have been calls to introduce road safety measures around the junction (Image: Stefanie Hall) "I think the council's highways team needs to look into safety measures, especially a speed camera or speed indicator to slow people down to the legal limit on the approach to the junction", charity worker Stefanie added.

"There are barriers on one side but not on my side. There are near misses every day on the junction, I hear car and lorry horns blaring frequently when I'm in my front bedroom."

Julie Middlehurst, assistant director for infrastructure and regulatory services, said: “The Council has installed a number of measures to slow traffic on Tyldesley Road in recent years, including signage, improved road markings and two pedestrian islands.

“The latest survey shows that average speed on Tyldesley Road is below the speed limit of 30mph, but unfortunately there is a minority who choose to drive irresponsibly.

“We will be working with Greater Manchester Police to look at the causes of this accident, and any further potential measures.”