Overview
- Michael Page, 48, was identified by friends as the motorist who died after a single-vehicle collision around 7:15am on Cadishead Way in Irlam.
- A 50-year-old female passenger suffered serious injuries and remains in a critical condition in hospital, according to Greater Manchester Police.
- GMP said the car collided with the roundabout, causing the driver to veer off the road near Irlam Locks.
- An eyewitness reported the vehicle went straight into the roundabout, hit a tree, and came to rest on its roof, and he described trying to pull people from the wreckage.
- Cadishead Way remains closed in both directions with a police tent at the scene as investigators work, and officers are appealing for any CCTV, dashcam, mobile, or doorbell footage.