A four year-old girl has suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a car while she was out with her grandma in north Manchester.
Police and paramedics raced to the scene in Charlestown at around 2.30pm on Tuesday with an air ambulance also being called to the incident.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a vehicle and a pedestrian had collided.
One onlooker said: "There was a little girl in the road, she was crying.
"There was a woman with her who looked like her grandma, who was on the phone.
"The police came quickly and there was a rapid response unit.
"It was shocking, there was a man in van who was helping too.
"The driver of the car stopped as well."
A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said: "We received a call 14.31 and have mobilised an ambulance, response car and air ambulance to the scene.
"We’ve taken a four year-old girl to hospital with serious head injuries."
The helicopter was seen landing in nearby Boggart Hole Clough but the girl was taken to hospital by road ambulance, the spokesman confirmed.
A GMP spokeswoman said: "At around 2.40pm on Tuesday 12 January 2020, police were called to a report of a collision on Charlestown Road, Blackley.
"Officers attended and established that a vehicle and a pedestrian had collided."
The force are asking for anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.
"Anyone with information should contact police quoting 1531 of 12/01/21 or the independent charity -Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111."
