Seriously injured · Cycling
A man in his 80s
A man in his 80s was seriously injured after being hit by a Bee Network bus while riding a bike on Deansgate at Bridge Street, Manchester city centre, on 2 November.
Saturday night, 31 October
A 19-year-old man was walking on the Mancunian Way, London Road exit slip, Manchester city centre.
He was hit by a car and died.
He was one of 36 people who have died on Greater Manchester’s roads in 2026.
2026, day by day
Each square is a day.Each square is a person.
A red square means someone died on a Greater Manchester road that day, and amber means someone was seriously injured.We only name people who have died, and only once the police or their family have released the name. Families can ask us to change or remove anything. Tap anyone to read what happened.
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Alfie Moran, 162 January · WalkingA man4 January · WalkingA woman4 January · WalkingA 90-year-old woman7 January · WalkingMasrob Ali, 5411 January · DrivingMohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 1811 January · DrivingFarhan Patel, 1811 January · Passenger
Mohammad Danyaal Asghar-Ali, 1911 January · PassengerA 29-year-old woman11 January · PassengerA 28-year-old woman11 January · PassengerA 30-year-old man11 January · PassengerA man in his 70s16 January · DrivingAn 87-year-old man24 January · WalkingA 30-year-old man30 January · WalkingA 79-year-old woman5 February · WalkingA pedestrian6 March · Walking
Matthew Walker, 488 March · Walking
Sylvester Abayomi9 March · DrivingA 65-year-old woman16 March · Not knownA person16 March · Not knownA person16 March · Not knownA person16 March · Not known
Michael Margetson17 March · Not known
Anthony Neville Breed, 3920 March · Motorcycling
Michael Mullins, 5620 April · CyclingA man in his 20s26 April · E-scooterA woman in her 30s27 April · Walking
Erica De Sousa Correia, 175 May · Not knownAn 80-year-old woman6 May · Not knownJames Swinscoe, 776 May · Not knownA woman6 May · Not knownA 38-year-old man7 May · CyclingAn 80-year-old man14 May · WalkingChristopher Neary, 581 June · Not knownA woman in her 50s11 July · DrivingA 58-year-old man21 July · WalkingA 64-year-old man28 July · WalkingA man in his 50s3 August · CyclingNatasha Denman5 August · Not knownA 24-year-old man5 August · Not knownA man in his 20s5 August · Not knownA man in his 20s5 August · Not knownLuke Hill, 286 August · MotorcyclingA 79-year-old pedestrian27 August · WalkingA woman in her 70s8 September · DrivingEthel Walsh, 8514 September · Not knownA woman in her 80s14 September · Not knownDamien Mahon, 4722 September · MotorcyclingAn 82-year-old man6 October · WalkingA 56-year-old woman6 October · WalkingA woman in her 60s10 October · Not knownCody Lowndes, 2717 October · WalkingA motorcyclist19 October · MotorcyclingA 78-year-old man22 October · WalkingStephen Sparks, 4427 October · MotorcyclingRoss Grealey30 October · WalkingA 19-year-old man31 October · WalkingA motorcyclist31 October · MotorcyclingA man in his 80s2 November · CyclingNames and photos
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Died · Walking
A 19-year-old man
A 19-year-old man died after being hit by a car while walking on the Mancunian Way, London Road exit slip, Manchester city centre, on 31 October.
Seriously injured · Motorcycling
A motorcyclist
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car on St Mary's Way, Stockport, on 31 October.
Died · Walking
Ross Grealey
Ross Grealey died after being hit by a Bee Network bus while walking on the A6 Buxton Road near Winifred Road, Heaviley, on 30 October.
A dad of two.
“Life will never be the same”
Died · Motorcycling
Stephen Sparks, 44
Stephen Sparks, 44, died in a collision with a van while riding a motorbike on Wigan Lane on 27 October.
Seriously injured · Walking
A 78-year-old man
A 78-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by a bicycle while walking on Palatine Road, Northenden, on 22 October.
Seriously injured · Motorcycling
A motorcyclist
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a van on St Mary's Way, Stockport, on 19 October.
Died · Walking
Cody Lowndes, 27
Cody Lowndes, 27, died after being hit by a car while walking on the M56 at J5 (Manchester Airport) on 17 October.
His family said he was turning his life around and had found a purpose in his life through his baby daughter.
“Cody finally found a purpose in his life through his beautiful baby.”
Seriously injured · Not known
A woman in her 60s
A woman in her 60s was seriously injured in a collision with a van and cars on the M62 westbound between J20 and J21, near Rochdale, on 10 October.
Died · Walking
An 82-year-old man
An 82-year-old man died after being hit by a vehicle while walking on Davyhulme Road East on 6 October.
Police are still establishing whether the collision caused his death.
Died · Walking
A 56-year-old woman
A 56-year-old woman died after being hit by a lorry while walking on Church Street West, Radcliffe, on 6 October.
Died · Motorcycling
Damien Mahon, 47
Damien Mahon, 47, died in a collision with a car while riding a motorbike on Corner Lane, Leigh, on 22 September.
His wife Michelle called him a wonderful husband who lit up their life with his cheeky smile and caring, creative personality.
“He lit up our life with his cheeky smile and his caring and creative personality.”
Died · Not known
Ethel Walsh, 85
Ethel Walsh, 85, died in a collision with a car on Atherleigh Way on 14 September.
A mother, nana, sister and friend whom her family described as gentle, strong and independent.
“brought immense warmth, joy, and kindness to everyone who knew her”
Seriously injured · Not known
A woman in her 80s
A woman in her 80s was seriously injured in a collision with a car on Atherleigh Way on 14 September.
Died · Driving
A woman in her 70s
A woman in her 70s died while driving on Walthew House Lane near Spring Road, Wigan, on 8 September.
Died · Walking
A 79-year-old pedestrian
A 79-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by a car on Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, on 27 August.
Died · Motorcycling
Luke Hill, 28
Luke Hill, 28, died in a collision with a bus while riding a motorbike on Wigan Road at Alexandra Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, on 6 August.
His mother Sharon described him as her son, her rock and a much-loved part of the family.
“Luke was my son, my rock and a much-loved part of our family.”
Died · Not known
Natasha Denman
Natasha Denman died in a collision with a stationary digger on Hyde Road (A57) near Clumber Road, Gorton, on 5 August.
Known as Tasha, a much-loved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece and cousin whom her family remembered as naturally funny, loving and caring.
“We would like her to be remembered as the naturally funny, loving and caring person she was.”
Died · Not known
A 24-year-old man
A 24-year-old man died in a collision with a stationary digger on Hyde Road (A57) near Clumber Road, Gorton, on 5 August.
Seriously injured · Not known
A man in his 20s
A man in his 20s was seriously injured in a collision with a stationary digger on Hyde Road (A57) near Clumber Road, Gorton, on 5 August.
Seriously injured · Not known
A man in his 20s
A man in his 20s was seriously injured in a collision with a stationary digger on Hyde Road (A57) near Clumber Road, Gorton, on 5 August.
Died · Cycling
A man in his 50s
A man in his 50s died after being hit by a car while riding a bike on Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, on 3 August.
Died · Walking
A 64-year-old man
A 64-year-old man died after being hit by a road sweeper while walking on Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton, on 28 July.
Seriously injured · Walking
A 58-year-old man
A 58-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by a car while walking on Gathurst Road at Rydal Avenue, Orrell, on 21 July.
Died · Driving
A woman in her 50s
A woman in her 50s died in a collision with a car while driving on the M62 eastbound between J21 and J22, near Rochdale, on 11 July.
Died · Not known
Christopher Neary, 58
Christopher Neary, 58, died on Lees New Road near Abbey Hills Road, Oldham, on 1 June.
Died · Walking
An 80-year-old man
An 80-year-old man died after being hit by a lorry while walking on Preston Road near Avondale Road, Standish, on 14 May.
Died · Cycling
A 38-year-old man
A 38-year-old man died after being hit by a car while riding a bike on Westwood Way (A49), Wigan, on 7 May.
Seriously injured · Not known
An 80-year-old woman
An 80-year-old woman was seriously injured in a collision with a six vehicles including a BMW i3 on Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, on 6 May.
Died · Not known
James Swinscoe, 77
James Swinscoe, 77, died in a collision with a six vehicles including a BMW i3 on Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, on 6 May.
His daughter said he brought joy to everyone lucky enough to meet him and wanted him remembered as kind-hearted and fun loving.
“My dad brought Joy to everyone that was lucky enough to meet him and will be very much missed by the many people that knew him.”
Seriously injured · Not known
A woman
A woman was seriously injured in a collision with a six vehicles including a BMW i3 on Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, on 6 May.
Family photo released via GMP
Died · Not known
Erica De Sousa Correia, 17
Erica De Sousa Correia, 17, died on Walker Fold Road, Bolton, on 5 May.
Her family said her happiness was contagious and that she would call them if she saw a homeless person so they could give money.
“Erica was the kindest person and would call us if she saw a homeless person so we could give money to help.”
Seriously injured · Walking
A woman in her 30s
A woman in her 30s was seriously injured after being hit by an e-bike while walking on Stanley Grove, Longsight, on 27 April.
Seriously injured · E-scooter
A man in his 20s
A man in his 20s was seriously injured after being hit by a car while riding an e-scooter on Oldham Road, Royton, on 26 April.
Photo released by GMP
Died · Cycling
Michael Mullins, 56
Michael Mullins, 56, died after being hit by a car while riding a bike on Paddock Lane, Warburton, on 20 April.
A loving dad, husband, brother-in-law and uncle whom his family described as devoted to them.
“He was devoted to his family and our lives will never be the same.”
Photo released by GMP
Died · Motorcycling
Anthony Neville Breed, 39
Anthony Neville Breed, 39, died in a collision with a several vehicles while riding a motorbike on the A6 Buxton Road near the A555, Hazel Grove, on 20 March.
His family described him as a beloved son, brother and father.
“Anthony Neville Breed was a beloved son, brother and father. He has been taken from us too soon.”
Photo released by GMP
Died · Not known
Michael Margetson
Michael Margetson died in a collision with a two other vehicles on Broadway at the Elk Mill Retail Park turning, Royton, on 17 March.
His wife Diane called him her best friend, the cornerstone of the family and the greatest storyteller and hug giver.
“You weren't just a part of our family you were the cornerstone.”
Died · Not known
A 65-year-old woman
A 65-year-old woman died in a collision with a tree on Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, on 16 March.
Seriously injured · Not known
A person
A person was seriously injured in a collision with a tree on Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, on 16 March.
Seriously injured · Not known
A person
A person was seriously injured in a collision with a tree on Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, on 16 March.
Seriously injured · Not known
A person
A person was seriously injured in a collision with a tree on Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, on 16 March.
Photo released by GMP
Died · Driving
Sylvester Abayomi
Sylvester Abayomi died in a collision with a car while driving on Kingsway at Green End Road, Burnage, on 9 March.
His partner Denise said he had time for everybody and was loved by everyone.
“He was the most caring soul and gentle person you could ever meet.”
Family photo released via GMP
Died · Walking
Matthew Walker, 48
Matthew Walker, 48, died after being hit by a car while walking on Princess Road, Moss Side, on 8 March.
A son, brother, partner, stepfather and grandfather who ran marathons and went hiking for causes close to his heart; he was training for another marathon.
“Matthew was a kind-hearted, loving man, who always went above and beyond for his family and friends”
Seriously injured · Walking
A pedestrian
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a car on Crickets Lane, Ashton-under-Lyne, on 6 March.
Died · Walking
A 79-year-old woman
A 79-year-old woman died after being hit by a car while walking on Bury New Road, Prestwich, on 5 February.
Seriously injured · Walking
A 30-year-old man
A 30-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by a car while walking on Altrincham Road, Baguley, on 30 January.
Died · Walking
An 87-year-old man
An 87-year-old man died after being hit by a car while walking on Great Cheetham Street East, Broughton, on 24 January.
Died · Driving
A man in his 70s
A man in his 70s died while driving on Atherleigh Way near Sale Way on 16 January.
Died · Driving
Masrob Ali, 54
Masrob Ali, 54, died in a collision with a car while driving on Wigan Road, Bolton, on 11 January.
Died · Driving
Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18
Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18, died in a collision with a car while driving on Wigan Road, Bolton, on 11 January.
Died · Passenger
Farhan Patel, 18
Farhan Patel, 18, died in a collision with a car while travelling as a passenger on Wigan Road, Bolton, on 11 January.
Photo released by GMP
Died · Passenger
Mohammad Danyaal Asghar-Ali, 19
Mohammad Danyaal Asghar-Ali, 19, died in a collision with a car while travelling as a passenger on Wigan Road, Bolton, on 11 January.
His mother said he never failed to put a smile on anyone's face; his sister called him her best friend.
“my heart, my soul, my everything”
Seriously injured · Passenger
A 29-year-old woman
A 29-year-old woman was seriously injured in a collision with a car while travelling as a passenger on Wigan Road, Bolton, on 11 January.
Seriously injured · Passenger
A 28-year-old woman
A 28-year-old woman was seriously injured in a collision with a car while travelling as a passenger on Wigan Road, Bolton, on 11 January.
Seriously injured · Passenger
A 30-year-old man
A 30-year-old man was seriously injured in a collision with a car while travelling as a passenger on Wigan Road, Bolton, on 11 January.
Died · Walking
A 90-year-old woman
A 90-year-old woman died after being hit by a car while walking on Albert Street West, Failsworth, on 7 January.
Seriously injured · Walking
A man
A man was seriously injured after being hit by a car while walking on Wardle Road near Halifax Road on 4 January.
Seriously injured · Walking
A woman
A woman was seriously injured after being hit by a car while walking on Wardle Road near Halifax Road on 4 January.
Photo released by GMP
Died · Walking
Alfie Moran, 16
Alfie Moran, 16, died after being hit by a car while walking on Kingsway, Burnage, on 2 January.
His mother said he loved gaming and motorbikes and had started saving for his first bike.
“My Alfie boy was always our special boy with the biggest heart.”
The trend
In 2025, 1,043 people were killed or seriously injured on Greater Manchester’s roads.
It is the highest figure of the last five years, and 31% above 2023.
Source: DfT
And people walking and cycling are disproportionately affected.
Of the 1,043 people killed or seriously injured in 2025, 311 were walking and 204 were cycling.
Source: DfT
Walking and cycling casualties are surging.
Between 2021 and 2025, the number of people killed or seriously injured while cycling rose by 61%. For people walking it rose by 29%, while for people in cars it rose by 8%.
Source: DfT
The latest figures show it is still going the wrong way.
TfGM’s own rolling count lets us compare like with like. Between July 2025 and June 2026, 1,006 people were killed or seriously injured. That is up from 971 in the year to June 2025, and from an average of 870 a year in the three years before that.
Source: TfGM, Bee Network Committee, 27 November 2025 and 24 September 2026
The promise
Since 2022 the number has gone up, not down.
It rose from 851 in 2022 to 1,043 in 2025. TfGM’s latest rolling count, 1,006 for July 2025 to June 2026, is up on the year before.
Source: DfT; TfGM, 24 September 2026
Vision Zero promises to halve it by 2030.
To be on course for that, 2025 should have come in at around 691. Instead it was 352 higher.
The strategy counts deaths and life-changing injuries, which is a slightly different measure, so treat this as a guide to the gap rather than an exact figure.
Source: GMCA Vision Zero Strategy, 2024, which sets the target for deaths and life-changing injuries; applied here to DfT figures
There are 1,512 days left to keep that promise.
That means bringing the number of people killed or seriously injured each year down from 1,043 to around 426.
Why it is happening
Two in three people killed or seriously injured in Manchester were walking, cycling or on a motorbike.
Those journeys make up 41% of trips in the city, but account for 67% of those killed or seriously injured. Most of the people hurt were hit by motor vehicles.
Source: Manchester City Council, Vision Zero Strategy and Road Safety, 3 November 2026
At the same time, the cars around them are getting bigger.
The average new car bonnet has gone up from 76.9cm in 2010 to 83.7cm in 2024, about half a centimetre a year. It is called carspreading.
Source: Transport & Environment, June 2025
A taller front end makes a crash more likely to be fatal.
Research cited by Transport & Environment found that when a bonnet is 10cm taller, the risk of death for someone walking or cycling goes up by 27%.
Source: Transport & Environment, June 2025
Where it is happening
The A6 is the most dangerous road in Greater Manchester.
Between 2021 and 2025, 139 people were killed or seriously injured on it, and 12 of them died. On 30 October a man walking on the A6 in Stockport died after being hit by a Bee Network bus.
Source: DfT; Greater Manchester Police
We asked Stockport for safe space on the A6. We were told there wasn’t room.
In 2024 Stockport Council and TfGM drew up a £15 million plan for the A6 Wellington Road North, between the Manchester boundary and Stockport town centre. It added 1.1km of new bus lanes and took out the painted cycle lanes. People on bikes were sent onto side streets instead, past industrial units, lorries and an abattoir, which councillors called “quiet, lonely passageways at night”.
Walk Ride GM objected in the consultation and wrote to councillors. The A6 is the only direct route between Stockport and Manchester, and it never had to be cycles against buses. The council said there was “insufficient space” for protected cycle lanes. It found the space for bus lanes. It did not find it for people on bikes.
That is motonormativity: the space for motor traffic is treated as fixed, and everyone else gets what is left. Andy Burnham, then Mayor, said he would ask the council to look again. The council pressed on.
Source: Stockport Nub News, 28 February, 31 July and 4 September 2024; road.cc, 6 August 2024
The worst of it is on the main roads.
These are the ten roads where the most people were killed or seriously injured between 2021 and 2025, with deaths shown in red.
Source: DfT
- 1A6139 killed or seriously injured · 12 deaths
- 2A58129 killed or seriously injured · 14 deaths
- 3A57107 killed or seriously injured · 9 deaths
- 4A56106 killed or seriously injured · 6 deaths
- 5M6092 killed or seriously injured · 14 deaths
- 6A66568 killed or seriously injured · 2 deaths
- 7A6266 killed or seriously injured · 9 deaths
- 8A3465 killed or seriously injured · 4 deaths
- 9A66465 killed or seriously injured · 2 deaths
- 10A601058 killed or seriously injured · 5 deaths
Who can fix it
Bev Craig must act: road danger in Greater Manchester is at a five-year high.
As leader of Manchester City Council she led the work on the city’s Vision Zero plan, and Manchester is delivering on that plan. As Mayor she now has the chance to do the same for the whole of Greater Manchester, and the job comes with real power to do it.
The buses are part of that.
Buses in Greater Manchester have been franchised since January 2025, so TfGM writes the contracts and sets the standards on the Mayor’s behalf. Around 32 people a year are killed or seriously injured in collisions involving a bus or coach.
This year: A man in his 80s, seriously injured on Deansgate at Bridge Street, Manchester city centre, 2 November; Ross Grealey, died on the A6 Buxton Road near Winifred Road, Heaviley, 30 October; Luke Hill, 28, died on Wigan Road at Alexandra Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, 6 August.
Source: DfT; Greater Manchester Police
So who trains Bee Network drivers, and who checks the training is good enough?
These should be the safest buses in the country, driven to the highest standard. In January, GMCA’s Bee Network Safety Plan promised a new Bus Safety Standard for Greater Manchester, backed by new driver training and annual audits of every operator. We cannot find the standard, or any audit results, published anywhere.
Source: GMCA, Bee Network Safety Plan 2025, Bee Network Committee, 29 January 2026
So is policing, and enforcement is going backwards.
The Mayor holds the police and crime commissioner’s powers, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which she chairs, owns the Vision Zero strategy.
Greater Manchester Police detected 146,339 speeding offences in 2025, down from 214,852 the year before. That is almost a third fewer, in the year deaths and serious injuries on our roads reached a five-year high. The number of drivers sent to court has fallen every year since 2023, from 18,585 to 14,351.
People sent GMP more than 6,000 dashcam and helmet camera clips through Operation Snap in 2024, but the force says it does not record what happens to them. Until this summer, the whole of Greater Manchester had three mobile speed camera vans. It now has five.
Source: Greater Manchester Police, freedom of information responses, July 2025 and April 2026; TfGM, June 2026
The streets themselves are run by the ten councils.
All ten councils are part of the partnership behind the Greater Manchester strategy, but it says itself that it is not a funded delivery plan. Manchester City Council has now drafted the local version, with half as many deaths and serious injuries by 2030, 70% fewer by 2035, none by 2040, and 20mph as the default on residential streets.
Source: Manchester City Council, 3 November 2026
Now the other nine councils have to deliver too.
Road danger does not stop at the city boundary. Manchester is delivering on the plan, and the Mayor is well placed to bring the other nine councils with her.
The MayorBev CraigOwns the Bee Network brand
On her behalfTfGMSets the bus contracts and standards
Under contractBus operatorsRun the buses and employ the drivers
On average, about32people a year killed or seriously injured in bus collisions in Greater Manchester
GMCA Bee Network Safety PlanBus Safety StandardWith new driver training and annual audits of every operator
PromisedJanuary 2026
PublishedNot found
Mayor of Greater ManchesterBev Craig
Bee Network busesTfGM sets the contracts and standards on her behalfAbout 32 a year killed or seriously injured in bus collisionsWhere is the Bus Safety Standard?
PolicingPolice and crime commissioner powersSpeeding detections down by almost a third in 2025What happens to Operation Snap footage?
Vision ZeroGMCA strategy, adopted November 2024
BoltonHighway authority
BuryHighway authority
ManchesterDraft Vision Zero plan
OldhamHighway authority
RochdaleHighway authority
SalfordHighway authority
StockportHighway authority
TamesideHighway authority
TraffordHighway authority
WiganHighway authority
Manchester is delivering on the plan. Now the rest of Greater Manchester has to.
Road danger in Greater Manchester is at a five-year high, and people walking and cycling are paying for it. Greater Manchester’s Vision Zero strategy promises that no one will be killed or left with life-changing injuries on our roads by 2040, and that the toll will halve by 2030. But the strategy says itself that it is not a funded delivery plan, and it sets no milestone for 2035. In January, the Bee Network Safety Plan promised a Bus Safety Standard for Greater Manchester, backed by new driver training and annual audits of every operator. We cannot find it published anywhere. Speeding offences detected by the police fell by almost a third last year. Manchester’s draft plan is the first in Greater Manchester to set hard targets and spell out how it will meet them. Bev Craig led that work, and as Mayor she can now take it across the city region. It is time to kick on. We are asking for:
- Convene an emergency road danger summit with the ten councils, police, TfGM, and bus operators before Christmas.
- The other nine Greater Manchester councils to deliver on Vision Zero as Manchester is, with local plans that match Manchester’s targets (half by 2030, 70% fewer by 2035, none by 2040), each out for consultation within twelve months.
- The Mayor and GMCA to add a 2035 target and speed commitments to the Greater Manchester strategy, fund it, and report every borough’s progress each year.
- The Bus Safety Standard GMCA promised in January, published and written into every bus contract, with driver training on driving around people walking and cycling, and annual audits of every operator.
- Parking charges and permits that rise with the size and weight of the vehicle in every borough, as Cardiff has proposed, so the biggest cars pay more for the space they take up.
- Greater Manchester Police to start publishing every quarter what happens to Operation Snap footage, which it does not currently publish, and the Mayor to set a target for speed enforcement in every borough and report against it.
