Man arrested after police chase crash leaves passenger fighting for life

He is in custody for questioning

Chris Slater Senior Reporter

10:20, 06 Jun 2025Updated 16:13, 07 Jun 2025

A badly damaged car inside the cordon(Image: JMG Press)

A man is in custody after a police chase ended in a horror crash which has left a passenger critically injured.

A car 'made off' following a 'routine stop' by officers on Drake Street in Rochdale at around 6.15pm yesterday evening (Thursday, June 6), Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

Officers started to chase after the car, during which the vehicle being followed 'collided with numerous other vehicles', GMP said.

The suspected driver 'made off' afterwards and a male passenger suffered injuries described as 'serious' and 'life-threatening.'

A huge emergency services presence descended on the busy route, near the junction with Milkstone Road, with a cordon put in place in both directions.

A passenger in the car being followed suffered life-threatening injuries(Image: JMG Press)

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Multiple ambulances and police vehicles, including officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, were seen conducting enquiries at the scene.

In an update issued this morning (Friday), GMP said a 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.

He has been taken into custody for questioning.

The force are now appealing for any witnesses, or anyone who may dash cam footage, to come forward.

A police investigation is now underway with police appealing for witnesses(Image: JMG Press)

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 4741, quoting log number 2751 of 5/6/25. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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