Three people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving three cars in Timperley.
Emergency services were called to the junction of Shaftesbury Avenue and Thorley Lane at around 11.45am today.
Two fire engines attended the scene and one of the people involved was cut out of their car by firefighters.
Three cars were involved with three treated by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) before being taken to Wythenshawe Hospital.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just before 11.45am, we were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving three vehicles.
“Two fire engines from Sale and Withington fire stations were mobilised to attend, alongside a Technical Response Unit from Leigh.
“One person was rescued from a vehicle by firefighters using cutting equipment and other specialist tools, and transferred into the care of colleagues from NWAS. Two other people were also treated at the scene and conveyed to hospital.
“GMFRS crews made the area safe and were at the scene for around an hour and 20 minutes.”
A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) added: “We sent three ambulance crews and a rapid response vehicle to the scene in which three patients were treated and taken to Wythenshawe Hospital.”
The junction was closed in all directions before reopening at around 1.50pm.
