{"id":576568,"date":"2025-11-17T17:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/576568\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:19:18","slug":"man-19-dies-in-m66-collision-after-police-pursuit-with-motorway-closed-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/576568\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 19, dies in M66 collision ‘after police pursuit’ with motorway closed overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s believed the pedestrian had been in a car which ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle on the M60 before the other occupants fled the scene\"EmergencyEmergency crews at the scene at Simister Island(Image: Kadyn Farnhill)<\/p>\n

A man died after being struck by a car on the M66 ‘after a police pursuit’ with the motorway closed off overnight due to the incident.<\/p>\n

Emergency services were first called to the scene<\/a> on the motorway near the M60<\/a> junction at Simister Island on Sunday evening (November 16).<\/p>\n

The motorway was fully closed off as police and paramedics responded and remained shut overnight for investigation work to take place.<\/p>\n

Join the Manchester Evening News <\/strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> group <\/strong>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

The pedestrian, a 19-year-old, was struck by a vehicle which was travelling southbound on the M66 at around 9.40pm. Greater Manchester Police<\/a> say it is believed he may have been in a car previously involved in a pursuit with GMP patrol officers.<\/p>\n

A blue BMW X3 had been initially spotted driving at speed on Bury<\/a> Old Road and then went through a red light, which led to a police pursuit, the force said.<\/p>\n

Officers lost sight of the vehicle and found it on the Junction 18 roundabout of the M60, believed to be abandoned after having collided with another vehicle.<\/p>\n

\"HeavyHeavy traffic on the M60, near the M66 closure at Simister Island<\/p>\n

The passengers of the BMW had fled the scene on foot along the motorway, leading to a collision with a Tesla, where the 19-year-old man died. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n

Referrals have been made to GMP’s Professional Standards Directorate and the watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct.<\/p>\n

The Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are now appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.<\/p>\n

DC Ian Lawton from GMP’s SCIU said: “Officers initiated a pursuit in accordance with policy after a vehicle failed to stop for police after being seen driving at speed. The subsequent collision and tragic fatal injuries are now part of an independent review with the IOPC.<\/p>\n

“We extend our condolences to the family and are appealing for anyone with information to please come forward and report.”<\/p>\n

“Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have any CCTV footage, including dashcam or mobile phone footage from the area in the moments leading up to the collision.”<\/p>\n

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 4741 quoting reference number 3150 of 16\/11\/2025 I<\/strong>nformation can also be shared using the ‘report’ tool or LiveChat function at www.gmp.police.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity – Crimestoppers – anonymously on 0800 555 111.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s believed the pedestrian had been in a car which ran a red light and crashed into another…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576569,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1285,13,6806,51165,12,14,760],"class_list":{"0":"post-576568","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-bury","9":"tag-headlines","10":"tag-m60","11":"tag-m66","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-top-stories","14":"tag-traffic-and-travel"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115566188830542089","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}