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Manchester Evening News
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Chris Slater & Rob Williams

Man being treated for head injury after being hit by Porsche in Didsbury

A man is being treated by paramedics at the scene of a collision in Didsbury this evening.

Officers were called to a road traffic incident on Wilmslow Road at the junction of Barlow Moor Road just before 10pm.

Greater Manchester Police said an adult male is being treated for a head injury.

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Images from the scene showed a number of emergency services vehicles and paramedics attending to the injured man in the road opposite Croma near Domino's.

An ambulance, a riot van, a police car, and two fast deployment paramedic vehicles were at the scene.

The scene of a collision in Didsbury (ASP)

Onlookers from nearby bars and restaurants had also gathered as emergency responders treated the man outside the Casa Italia restaurant.

Unconfirmed reports from eyewitnesses at the scene suggest the vehicle involved may have been a Porsche, and that the driver stopped at the scene.

Police are asking people to avoid the area.

A spokesperson for GMP said: "Police have been called to a road traffic incident on Wilmslow Road at the junction of Barlow Moor Road just before 10pm.

"An adult male is currently being treated for a head injury. Police are asking people to avoid the area to avoid traffic disruption while they deal with the incident.

"Anyone with any information or dashcam footage to assist police with this incident should report online quoting GMP log 3055-260621 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

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