MYSTERY surrounds the death of a 46-year-old after the Ford Sierra he was driving veered off the busy A56 Edenfield bypass and crashed into the back of a parked van.

Steven Dawber, of Sherwood Close, Tottington, near Bury, died of multiple injuries. The accident happened at 3.20pm yesterday.

Anthony Vincent Bury, of Swinton, was sitting in a Ford Escort van which had stopped in a lay-by at the side of the dual carriageway. He suffered whiplash injuries.

The coroner has been informed and police are seeking witnesses to the incident.