Police urgently appeal after 19-year-old pedestrian is hit and ‘seriously injured’ on Mancunian Way

An urgent police appeal has been issued following a serious collision on the Mancunian Way this past weekend.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) explained that, at 11:50pm on Halloween (Saturday 31 October), officers responded to reports of a serious collision on the Mancunian Way, by the exit slip road for London Road.

It was reported that a 19-year-old man had walked on the slip road, where he was struck by a vehicle – causing him to sustain ‘life-threatening injuries’ in the process.

Police say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, and has cooperated with enquires.

As officers continue to establish the full circumstances of this shocking incident, GMP has now issued an appeal for anyone with information to come forward.

This includes anyone who witnessed the collision, or has any dashcam or CCTV footage from around the time and location of the incident.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 or the Live Chat service at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 4579 of 31/10/26.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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