Macclesfield: Hibel Road closed after incident hospitalises 88-year-old

By Alex Greensmith

14th Jan 2022 | Local News

We hope the elderly man will be okay. (Image - Stephen Jackson)
We hope the elderly man will be okay. (Image - Stephen Jackson)

Macclesfield: an incident has left roads closed and a pensioner hospitalised this morning.

At 11.25am on Thursday 13 January police were called to reports of a collision on Hibel Road.

Officers attended the scene and found the incident involved a silver Peugeot and a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, an 88-year-old man, is believed to have sustained serious injuries and he has been airlifted to Salford Royal Hospital.

The driver of the car, a 33-year-old woman was uninjured.

Macclesfield's Hibel Road is currently closed westbound as a result of the collision and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

Anyone with any information in relation to the information in relation to the incident id asked to contact Cheshire Police at this webpage or call 101, quoting IML 1176690 or call 101.

A helicopter air ambulance landed on the old King's School site on Cumberland Street, which will be turned into housing.

There remains a police presence at from the junction at Coare Street. Beech Lane residents should try to get home via alternative routes.

The Silk Road remains open.

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