{"id":1152032,"date":"2026-08-16T15:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1152032\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:30:18","slug":"horror-crash-shuts-major-road-in-moston-as-driver-suffers-life-changing-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1152032\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror crash shuts major road in Moston as driver suffers life-changing injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police were called to Lightbowne Road in Moston, Manchester<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0_IMGL1383.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Emergency services on Lightbowne Road in Moston\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Emergency services on Lightbowne Road in Moston(Image: ASP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A motorist suffered serious injuries and is in hospital after a horror crash in north Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police were called to Lightbowne Road in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/moston\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Moston<\/a> last night (August 15) to reports of a collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said that a male driver suffered injuries described as &#8216;life-changing&#8217;, and remains in hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"Click hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The force said no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An investigation has been launched by GMP&#8217;s Serious Collision Investigation Unit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0_IMG_8794.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police at the scene\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police at the scene(Image: ASP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Pictures from the scene show a severely damaged car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They also show a heavy emergency services presence on the street, close to FC United of Manchester&#8217;s Broadhurst Park stadium, with the road taped off and ambulance staff also in attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police were called to Lightbowne Road in 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