Driver dies after car hits tree in Urmston

Emergency services were called to Church Road in the early hours of Sunday morning (23 November)

Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 24th Nov 2025

A driver has died in a horror crash in Urmston, after a car hit a tree.

Emergency services were called to Church Road in the early hours of Sunday morning (23 November).

It is believed the black VW Golf lost control before smashing into the tree, killing the driver and leaving another man, a passenger, seriously injured.

Greater Manchester Police have issued an appeal for any witnesses to come forward.

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