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Car hits crowd of people outside Asda at Manchester shopping centre in 'major incident

Europe Materials 16 April 2018 20:25 (UTC +04:00)
The vehicle hit a group of pedestrians at the Harpurhey shopping centre shortly before 3.30pm this afternoon (Monday)
Car hits crowd of people outside Asda at Manchester shopping centre in 'major incident

The vehicle hit a group of pedestrians at the Harpurhey shopping centre shortly before 3.30pm this afternoon (Monday), Express reports.

Emergency services have declared the situation as a “large-scale incident”, with six ambulances on the scene as well as an air ambulance.

A tweet from the official NWAS account said: “Six patients are being treated for serious injuries after a collision with a vehicle”.

A spokesman for the ambulance service had previously described four of those injured as “walking wounded”.

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed the incident is not terror-related, the Manchester Evening News has reported.

A large area behind the Asda store has been cordoned off by officers.

Motorists have been warned of delays in the areas due to the incident.

Transport for Greater Manchester tweeted: “Due to a police incident at the junction of Rochdale Road and Moston Lane, long delays in the Harpurhey area.”

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