A car crashed onto train tracks at Regent Road roundabout in Salford, Manchester, causing all railway lines between Newton-le-Willows and Manchester to close. Services between Wigan North Western and Manchester are also affected with cancellations throughout the day. A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Recovery efforts are underway to remove the car from the tracks.
A car crash ing onto train tracks has caused travel chaos in central Manchester today. Police said the crash happened at Regent Road roundabout, in Salford, before it went through road barriers and plummeted onto the tracks below.
A GMP spokesperson said: "GMP responded to a collision on Regent Road in Salford this morning at around 2am , following reports of a road traffic collision involving one car on the railway line near Regent Road roundabout in Salford. Emergency service colleagues attended and one man in his 30s was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life- changing or life-threatening.
"We apologise for any disruption and we thank the public for their patience as we work in the area." The car is currently being lifted from the tracks, but repair work will take place this afternoon. Later in the video, a recovery vehicle pulls the damaged car along the tracks closely followed by a recovery team wearing fluorescent clothing and hard hats slowly walking behind. The recovery vehicle and the car then disappear out of shot under the overhead walkway.
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