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A car has smashed into a bungalow, with emergency services rushing to the scene to respond to the major incident. Pictures from the scene appear to show a car has crashed into a building near Huddersfield Road in Diggle, a village close to Oldham.
A section of the road has been closed off, with several Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service vehicles at the scene. Police have confirmed officers were called to reports of a collision between a car and a building, which has now been confirmed by the fire service as a bungalow.
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The police cordon on Dorset Avenue has been pushed further back as part of the ongoing investigation into the incident. A forensic collision investigator is now carrying out detailed scans of the area leading up to Huddersfield Road, carefully documenting the scene to establish how the crash occurred, reports Manchester Evening News.
Pictures taken at the scene reveal the severity of the incident, showing a car that has crashed directly through a wall.  Emergency services are likely to be assessing both the safety of the site and the condition of those involved, as the scene underscores the seriousness of the crash.Huddersfield Road has been shut in both directions following an incident, according to updates from traffic information service Inrix.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At around 9.20am this morning (Monday 8 December), three fire engines from Oldham, Mossley and Stalybridge fire stations attended a crash involving a car going into a bungalow on Dorset Avenue, Oldham.
“Firefighters arrived quickly to make the vehicle safe and remove one person from the vehicle. Crews were in attendance for roughly two hours.”
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