A man has died after a car careered into a pub in Manchester.
Emergency services were called to the White Lion pub in Heywood on Monday morning after the car ploughed into the building. The Dacia Sandero had previously failed to stop and was being pursued by police in the moments before it smashed into the pub at around 3.15am, Greater Manchester Police said.
The male driver was sadly pronounced dead at the scene after the car collided with the building. A spokesperson for GMP said: “Around 3.15am this morning (Monday 1 July 2024), we received a report of a road traffic collision that had occurred on York Street, Heywood.
“Initial enquiries suggest that a Dacia Sandero was travelling on Bolton Road in Heywood where it failed to stop for a liveried police patrol. A short pursuit commenced onto Rochdale Road East. A few moments later a decision was made to discontinue the pursuit. “Shortly after the discontinuation, the Dacia collided with a business property on York Street. Sadly, the driver of the vehicle, a male, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
As is protocol for cases where a crash occurred after contact with police, GMP have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for witnesses to the collision or anybody with footage of the incident to come forward.
