Hit and run woman critical

March 27, 2008

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A WOMAN is fighting for her life following a hit and run accident in Gorton.

The woman has a head injury, broken arm and fractured pelvis and was taken to the MRI. She was then transferred to Hope Hospital where she remains in a critical condition after being in collision with a small red car shortly after 8pm last night.

Witnesses to the incident at Knutsford Road at its junction with Beckett Street took the partial registration L349 and police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Police Constable Alex Steeles from the Road Policing Unit said: "This woman has suffered horrendous injuries and has been left fighting for her life.

"I would appeal to anyone that witnessed the incident to contact us. More importantly I want to hear from the person that was driving the car. He or she may not be aware of the extent of the injuries this woman suffered. It's vitally important you come forward and speak to police."

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Road Policing Unit on 0161 856 6173, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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chris (27/03/2008 at 09:25)

Uninsured and unlicensed, I’ll put money on it.
More AMNR check please Mr Police Man, I hope they catch him/her and they get to spend a lot of time in prison, I also hope the poor lady pulls through.

ace, manchester (27/03/2008 at 09:49)

Its time for a unlicenced driver clampdown.its ok just looking for drivers with no insurance its the drivers with no licences etc ..the police need to stop drivers and check their details rather than just rely on cameras....

ace, manchester (27/03/2008 at 11:28)

We havev a lot of drivers comming into britain from europe with no idea of our laws or roadsignage etc. we also have lots of drivers who insure their cars but use them without passing a driving test or having a drivers licence? its time now to have a picture and a bar code plus number either on the windscreen or on the number plate. the amount of drivers i see through the day who i can see do9nt have a clue how to drive on our roads infact we have a shop on ashton old road where people park on zig zag lines on a pelican crossing using it as a car park putting pedestrians at risk of being killed...nothing is being done about it....??

m12345 (27/03/2008 at 15:12)

I'm really suprised we don't have more of these types of events happen in Manchester. As others have commented, there are a huge number of uninsured drivers on our roads and many who are also bad drivers too.

A friend of mine lives in Rusholme and told me that everybosy he knows uses false documents for their cars because otherwise it is 'too expensive'.

Aparently they have a false insurance co who you can give the details of to police but they just get a recorded answerphone message and in his words 'everyone in Rusholme does it'.

He even said that said that many of his mates brag about the fact they have given police false details and use the fact that they go by several names to get away with it.

I was also shocked to hear that there are also a huge number who lease cars under false names / bogus credit scores etc and never make payments.

This is a much bigger problem than most people would ever realise and the police need to crack down on it fast!

ace, manchester (28/03/2008 at 14:27)

If driving is "'too expensive'" Then you should re-evaluate what you drive and can you really afford to drive?.im sick to death of hearing all these excuses "ITS BECAUSE ITS EXPENSIVE" of course it is but im afraid i give things up to drive my car,and i find it difficult financially but i always make shure ive got insurance etc.Its time to crush cars with no MOT/Insurance/Driving licences.Etc im fed up with my insurance costing me more each year because some scum think its to expensive to drive so they dont insure/tax/mot their cars .it costs us all a extra £30 a year for these4 people.not to mention a lot of people hurt because of hit and runs like this poor lady.

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