Woman hit by car

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Stockport.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Garners Lane, in the Adswood area of the borough, at about 12pm last Tuesday.

Police said the woman – a pedestrian – was hit by a car and taken to hospital. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Officers closed off Garners Lane in both directions between Eccleston Close and Oban Crescent for about 30 minutes.

In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: “Officers were called at about 12pm on Tuesday 20 April to reports of a collision between a woman and a car on Garners Lane, Stockport.

“A female pedestrian has been taken to hospital by ambulance where her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.”

A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said: “We attended with an ambulance, rapid response vehicle and an advanced paramedic.

“We have taken a woman to hospital.”