81-year-old dies after car crashes into bungalow in Oldham
A 75-year-old is also in hospital with life-threatening injuries
An 81-year-old passenger has died after a car crashed into a bungalow in Diggle yesterday morning (8 December).
Police reported that officers responded at 9.17am after a Fiat 500 travelling generally southeast on Dorset Avenue approached the junction with Huddersfield Road.
The vehicle crossed the junction and collided with a bungalow on Huddersfield Road.
The passenger died at the scene.
The driver, aged 75, was taken to hospital where they remain in a critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are continuing their enquiries and are appealing for anyone with information – including anyone who saw the vehicle prior to the collision, witnessed the impact itself, or has dashcam or CCTV footage – to come forward.
Information can be shared with SCIU on 0161 856 4741, or via the police Live Chat service at gmp.police.uk quoting log 694 of 08/12/25. Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 11.