The suspects leave the scene after the car narrows in the property with ‘terrified’ residents forced to flee

“I heard an explosion … then I saw people running”

The suspects left the scene after a car was plowed on a property in Eccles and caused a gas leak, with ‘terrified’ residents forced to flee.

Police and firefighters were called to the accident in Liverpool Road around 3.35 pm on Sunday (February 23) and found an abandoned car that had stayed with a completely crushed hood. It is believed that the car had joined a close block of floors, causing a gas leak.

They saw ‘flying’ bricks before nearby residents were evacuated from their homes and seen ‘running down the street’ due to the incident. The police urged others who live near ‘remaining inside’ inside ‘, according to witnesses.

A resident who lived nearby told the men: “I saw him from the kitchen window. He was up in the apartment. I saw someone out of the front passenger seat. I called the police and the Fire Brigade. The gas was being Spilling, the smell was terrible.

“My neighbor who is 80 years old has gone to that of his daughter. They have told me that I can return tonight. Accidents are always happening on this road.”

The images of the scene on Sunday showed the remains of a car on the scene, which had been abandoned next to a bus stop. The road was attached with rubble and bricks also seen scattered by the area.

The owner of a local store also recalled the moment he heard the accident. “I heard an explosion and things flying from the car,” he said. “Then I saw people running down the street.”

As another near owner said: “There are bricks everywhere. There is also a bollard crushed in pieces. The police are told that the police remain inside.”

Since then, emergency services have confirmed that they were called to the reports of a car that crashed into a property. The consultations are now ongoing to track the occupants of the vehicle involved.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester He said: “Emergency services are currently responding to a traffic collision in Liverpool Road in Eccles.

“A car has collided with a property and the occupants of the vehicle have fled. The consultations are ongoing to locate them. The properties were evacuated as caution and the residents have been able to return.”

A spokesman for the Fire Service and Rescue of Greater Manchester (GMFRS) said Sunday night: “Around 3.35 pm on Sunday, February 23, two Eccles and Eccles Fire Trucks and Salford The Fire Stations, and the Technical Response Unit of the Ashton-Lander-Lyne Community Fire Station, were called to attend a traffic collision that involves a vehicle in Liverpool Road, Eccles.

“Liverpool Road is currently closed, while firefighters work alongside the great Manchester police so that the area is safe.”