A man has died after his motorbike was involved in a crash with a BMW.
Emergency services were called to reports of a collision on Hyde Road, in Gorton, close to the Tesco supermarket.
A green Kawasaki motorcycle and a black BMW were involved in the smash.
The motorbike rider, a 38-year-old man, was taken to hospital where he died a short time later.
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
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Hyde Road and Garret Way were sealed off by police while an investigation took place.
The route has since re-opened.
Witnesses reported seeing a large number of emergency services vehicle following the collision which took place on Wednesday, April 8, around 5.15pm.
Greater Manchester Police have launched an appeal for witnesses or anyone with further information to come forward.
Constable Darren White, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This was a tragic incident in which a man has sadly lost his life.
“Our thoughts are with his family during this devastating time and our officers are working hard to find out more details of what happened in the moments leading up to the collision.
“Although we have one man in custody our enquiries are still ongoing I would urge anyone who has any information that could assist in our investigation to please get in touch.
“If you were on or around Hyde Road at the time of the incident and saw anything that could help us establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision please contact police. Any dash cam footage or CCTV could also prove invaluable to our enquiries.
“We are aware there may be a video circulating online of the moments prior to the collision. We’d ask that people do not share this video, but instead submit it to police for our investigations.”
Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident 2163 of 08/04/20 or email 17707@gmp.police.uk
Information can also be passed to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
