A teenager riding an e-bike in Salford has sadly died after colliding with a parked ambulance after being followed by police.
Police traffic officers say they first began following the 15-year-old boy – who is yet to be formally named by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) – riding the e-bike along Fitzwarren Street and onto Lower Seedley Road in Salford at around 2pm yesterday (8 June), before bollards prevented their police vehicle from continuing to do so.
It’s believed that a short time after the police pursuit ended, the e-bike then collided with an ambulance parked up on Langworthy Road.
Following the collision, emergency services attended the scene, and ambulance crew were initially able to treat the boy immediately, before taking him to hospital shortly after, a North West Ambulance Trust spokesperson explained.
Sadly though, the young boy later died as a result of the collision, GMP has confirmed.
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GMP has confirmed that a cordon has been put in place on Langworthy Road, where it’s believed to still remain, and local residents have revealed that flowers, candles, and cards have started being left at the scene beside a framed picture of the victim.
In line with what has been called “normal proceedings”, GMP has confirmed that this incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
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The IOPC is now leading the investigation, and will be progressing matters further.
Today, a road traffic collision occurred between an e-bike and an ambulance on Langworthy Road in Salford. A 15-year-old boy riding the e-bike sadly died.
Addressing the case referral in a formal statement, an IOPC spokesperson said: “We were notified by Greater Manchester Police due to the fact that a police vehicle had been following the e-bike shortly before the collision.
“We have sent investigators to the scene of the collision at the junction of Langworthy Road and Lower Seedley Road, as well as to the police post-incident procedures to begin gathering evidence.
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“Our investigation is at a very early stage, and we will provide further details once we are in a position to do so.”
GMP says its “thoughts are with the family and friends of the boy who tragically died”.
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Tesco is trialling giving away expired food to shoppers for FREE at the end of the day
Emily Sergeant
Tesco has begun trialling giving away food that’s close to expiring away to shoppers for free at the end of the day.
You’ve heard of reduced-price food, but now Tesco is taking things one step further.
Food waste continues to be a growing problem, with the latest Government statistics revealing that the UK throws away approximately 9.52 million tonnes of food every year, which is why Tesco has decided to begin a trail at selected Express stores nationwide where it gives away some already-discounted ‘yellow sticker’ items for free after 9:30pm, reports The Telegraph.
Tesco is one of the UK’s major supermarket chains with a partnership to send surplus food to food poverty charities and foodbanks.
Although the chain is already donating its expired food, bosses say they are taking this next step to try to meet its goal to halve food waste by the end of this year.
Tesco is trialling giving away expired food for free to shoppers at the end of the day / Credit: The Manc Group
During this new trial – which is currently underway at selected stores across the UK – the company said the expiring food would be offered to charities and shop workers first, before customers could take it home for free.
Usually the items would be marketed at a cut-off of a 90% reduction, but under the new system – which is the first of its kind in the UK – food will be free of charge.
“We are constantly looking for innovative new ways to reduce food waste,” a Tesco spokesperson commented on the trail.
“In all our stores we offer unsold surplus food to charities and community groups, donating millions of meals each month.
“This trial, in a small number of our Express stores, will allow customers to take any remaining yellow stickered items for free at the end of the day, after they have first been offered to charities and colleagues.”
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Flash sale launches with two-for-one tickets to some of Manchester’s biggest gigs
Thomas Melia
Two upcoming Manchester gigs are having a flash sale where you can get your hands on some very limited 2 for 1 tickets.
The two biggest arenas in Manchester are hosting exclusive discounts on two of the biggest upcoming Manchester gigs.
If you’re after tickets to Co-op Live’s offering you’ll have to act fast as they have a legend in attendance, quite literally, as John Legend is set to take to the stage on Thursday 29 May.
It’s a very special gig for the singer-songwriter as he celebrates 20 years of ‘Get Lifted’ where Mr. Legend will be playing tracks from his debut album like ‘Ordinary People’, sprinkling in more hits too.
AO Arena are also running a limited 2 for 1 ticket discount and we’re certain it’s about to get ‘Hot In Herre’ as St. Louis MC Nelly brings his UK tour to this very stage along with a troupe of famous stars.
Anyone interested in finding ‘Where The Party At’ doesn’t have to look much further than Saturday 7 June when Nelly brings his tour to Manchester with Eve, St. Lunatics, Jermaine Dupri and Fabolous.
Co-op Live is running a limited 2 for 1 offer on John Legend tickets.AO Arena have a 2 for 1 flash sale on tickets to see Nelly and special guests.Credit:Publicity Picture (via Supplied) / Flickr
‘Let Me Blow Ya Mind’ because these tickets are too good to pass on especially when you get the opportunity to see all these rap legends under the same roof for less than three figures at £90.
And we’re giving you the ‘Green Light’ about John Legend and his upcoming ‘Get Lifted – 20th Anniversary Tour’ when we say these 2 for 1 tickets total at £70, It’s ‘Written In The Stars’.
Anyone after 2 for 1 tickets for John Legend and his upcoming ‘Get Lifted – 20th Anniversary Tour’ can find this exclusive running until 28 May HERE.
And there’s no ‘Dilemma’ in sight as you can get 2 for 1 tickets to see Nelly and his music crew on their ‘Where The Party At’ tour HERE.
Emily Sergeant -
9th June 2023 
