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Two pedestrians have been seriously injured following a crash involving a police vehicle tonight (Friday, September 19).

Police and paramedics were called to Wigan Road, Leigh , shortly after 9pm.

The pedestrians, a man and a woman, have both been taken to hospital.

A cordon has been put in place and the road is shut to traffic as a result of the incident.

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A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "We are currently responding to a collision involving a police vehicle and two pedestrians which happened at 9:08pm this evening (Friday 19 September 2025) on Wigan Road, Leigh.

"The pedestrians – a woman and a man - have been taken to hospital with serious injurie

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