Woman taken to hospital after being cut from car following crash

A woman has been taken to hospital after being cut from a car following a crash.

Emergency services were called to the scene in Edge Lane, Stretford, shortly after 8.35am today (Thursday). Two cars were involved in the crash, according to Greater Manchester Police.

Firefighters cut a person free from one of the vehicles before a woman was taken to hospital. Police say her injuries were not "life-threatening or life-changing".

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Edge Lane, which links Stretford and Chorlton, was closed by police for more than an hour following the incident. Bus services in the area were diverted as a result.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At just after 8.35am on Thursday (October 31) two fire engines from Stretford and Sale fire engines plus the enhanced rescue unit from Leigh fire station were called to a crash involving two vehicles on Edge Lane, Stretford.

“Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to rescue a person from one of the vehicles before handing them to the care of colleagues from North West Ambulance Service. Crews were in attendance for around one hour and 20 minutes.”