75-year-old woman left fighting for her life

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Manchester New Road, Middleton

A 75-year-old woman has been left fighting for her life after a Toyota Hilux hit her on Manchester New Road, Middleton.

She was taken to hospital with multiple injuries where she remains in a life-threatening condition.

A 39-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving and drink driving. He remains in police custody for questioning.

At around 9.30pm on Friday, a member of the public alerted police to a green Toyota Hilux driving erratically on Victoria Avenue East, Blackley near to the Tesco superstore.

A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) attempted to stop the vehicle but it continued to drive towards Rochdale Road before turning right towards Middleton.

A short time later, the car was involved in a collision with the 75-year-old woman.

Police Constable Ed Lister, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “My thoughts are with the woman and her family at this extremely worrying time as we continue to carry out our enquiries.

“It’s vital that anyone who witnessed the collision or anyone with dashcam footage gets in touch with us so we can fully understand the circumstances which sadly led to a woman fighting for her life in hospital.

“I’m specifically appealing to the member of the public who approached police after seeing the Toyota driving erratically - we need to speak to you as we believe you have important information about the events leading up to the collision.”

Anyone with information should contact GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.