A three-year-old girl has been hit by a van in Manchester this afternoon, prompting an air ambulance to scramble to the scene.
Police have cordoned off the main road in Hindley as they deal with the incident.
The North West Ambulance Service said the little girl suffered “potentially serious injuries” in the collision. A social media user uploaded footage from the scene showing emergency services swarming the area.
Local Lee Atherton warned: “Avoid market street in Hindley, been a serious accident and all road closed off, been getting worse over last half hour not better.”
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