A man died after a collision with a bus on the A6 Buxton Road in Heaviley on Friday morning. Greater Manchester Police closed the road near Winifred Road.
A man has died after being hit by a bus on the A6 Buxton Road in Heaviley.
Greater Manchester Police said emergency services were called at 10.40am on Friday 30 October. The collision happened near the junction with Winifred Road. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road was closed on Friday while officers investigate.
What the police said
The force’s statement, as given to the Manchester Evening News and reported by the BBC, reads:
“Emergency services were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a bus and a pedestrian on A6 Buxton Road near Winifred Road, Stockport, at 10.40am today (30 October).
“Sadly, the pedestrian, a man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road remains closed while investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision. Please avoid the area and make alternative travel arrangements where possible.”
The force has not named the man or said anything about the cause. It has not yet published the statement on its own news pages.
What it means for you
- Avoid the A6 through Heaviley until the police reopen it. The force has asked drivers to make other arrangements.
- Buses on the A6 corridor are affected. Check TfGM’s travel updates before you set out. Our Stockport roadworks and travel page lists the other closures across the borough.
- If you saw the collision, or have dashcam footage from the A6 at around 10.40am, you can pass it to Greater Manchester Police on 101 or through its online reporting service.
We will update this page when the force releases more information or the road reopens.
Pedestrian casualties in Stockport
The Department for Transport records every injury collision reported to the police. Its road casualty statistics for 2025 show 61 pedestrians hurt on Stockport’s roads:
- 1 killed
- 32 seriously injured
- 28 slightly injured
In 2024 the figure was 54 pedestrians: 1 killed, 22 seriously injured and 31 slightly injured.
The A6 was the main road in 25 injury collisions in the borough in 2025. Ten of those were serious and none was fatal. In 2024 there were 21, six of them serious.
The figures count only collisions reported to the police in which someone was hurt.
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