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A man has died and four others were hurt after two high-powered sports cars crashed in a town centre street.

The man, 25, was driving a grey Audi A5 Sport when it was in a crash with a white Audi A6 S line in Bury Road, Rochdale, just before 4.40am on Sunday.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Four men aged 18 to 21, who were in the Audi A6, were taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital with injuries including a dislocated ankle.

It is understood one line of enquiry is that one of the cars was racing and it is possible that another car was at the scene of the collision.

Witnesses told the M.E.N. the street was ‘littered’ with bodies following the crash and how one man who was found collapsed in the street was later seen lying in the back of a taxi.

Officers found the two smashed-up sports cars at the scene, outside a pub near the junction with Sandy Lane. A garden fence and a green telecom box were also damaged.

One eye-witness said: “There was a massive bang. I went to the window and saw there had been a crash. There were bodies everywhere.”

Police set up a large cordon around the scene. Debris was strewn across the road. The front half of the A5 was around 30ft from the rear half, which could be seen around the corner in Sandy Lane. The front of the A6 was also destroyed.

A taxi was seen inside the police cordon. Officers want to speak to two men who were seen in the back of the taxi.

Sgt Mark Thomas, from GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family of this man at this tragic time, and we have specially trained officers supporting them.

“We are keen to speak to anyone who saw the white Audi A6 in the area shortly before the collision and I would urge them to speak to the police if they have any piece of information, no mater how small.

“Two men were seen in a silver taxi near the scene at the time of the crash and we are urging them to come forward and speak to police, as they may hold vital information about what happened.

“We are fully investigating the circumstances leading up to this collision and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.”

Sandy Lane was closed at its junction with Bury Road and Roch Valley Way until lunchtime.

Anyone with information can call police on 0161 856 4741.