A crash in the early hours of Friday morning on a main Oldham road near Moorside left two teenagers needing to be taken to hospital.

The four-vehicle crash happened shortly before 3am on Friday, April 22 leaving the A672 Ripponden Road closed in both directions until 8am.

The crash took place near Green Park View and was attended by emergency services.

North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) confirmed they received a call to a report of a crash on Ripponden Road at 2.43am.

A spokesperson said: "We sent two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle to the scene and our crews treated a teenage female patient and they conveyed to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and a male teenager who was conveyed to Manchester Royal Infirmary."

The condition of the two teens is currently unknown.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service also attended the crash.

A spokesperson for GMFRS said: "At approximately 3am on Friday, 22nd April, two fire engines from Oldham and Chadderton stations, alongside a technical response unit from Leigh, attended a road traffic collision on Ripponden Road, in Oldham.

"The incident involved four vehicles.

"Firefighters worked to make the scene safe and were in attendance for around 45 minutes.”

People travelling by car were affected by the crash, as there were delays due to traffic being diverted.

Bus passengers on the First Bus 82 service were affected as buses were terminating at Waterhead and not serving the Sholver estate until the roads were cleared.