Woman dies after car ploughs into people – one man in custody

A woman has died after a car ploughed into pedestrians in Greater Manchester.

Police were called to EuropaWay, in Trafford Park, at 9.50pm on Thursday to reports a car had collided with a number of people.

Five people, said to be seriously hurt, were taken to hospital by paramedics while a sixth person attended hospital of their own accord with minor injuries.

Greater Manchester Police confirmed last night that a woman has died.

The car failed to stop at the scene but a blue BMW 330D believed to have been involved in the collision was found in the Salford area later that night.

In the early hours yesterday, police detained a 21-year-old man on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a collision. He remains in police custody.

Following the incident, witnesses described horrified onlookers rushing to help the injured.

Ryan Currie, 23, of Didsbury, told the Press Association he saw three people and a dog get “launched into the air”.

He said: “The car then drove through them and carried on without stopping. At this point I heard the dog yelping and running round, loads of people ran over to attend to the injured.”

There is no evidence to suggest the incident is terrorism-related at this stage, Greater Manchester Police said.

Chief Superintendent Jo Rogerson said: “We now have a man in custody and we will be questioning him under caution as part of our investigation.”

A police cordon was still in place yesterday morning, where a number of trainers could be seen lying in the road and on the pavement, with purple medical gloves and plastic wrapping from what appeared to be medical equipment left strewn around.

One man said the incident happened while “boy racers” were taking part in a car meet at Trafford Park.

Chief Superintendent Wayne Millar appealed for information and said around 60 vehicles were at the car meet at the time.