A man has been charged following the death of a 13-year-old boy in a fatal collision in Wigan.
Liam Wilson, 21, has been charged with death by dangerous driving and assault by beating of an emergency worker.
Wilson, of Livingstone Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, has been remanded in custody.
He will appear at Wigan Magistrates Court today (Friday, July 10).
Police were called to report of a collision between a car and a 13-year-old boy on Old Road, Ashton in Makerfield, at around 4.30pm on Tuesday, July 7.
The boy - named by police as Jack Worwood - was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Despite the best efforts of medical staff, he sadly died in hospital the next day.
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