Three men have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a crash on a busy road in Manchester city centre.
02.04.2023 - 20:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Horrified onlookers rushed to help a victim who lay injured in the street after a serious assault on Sunday afternoon (April 2). Police and paramedics attended the scene in Failsworth at around 3pm to reports of a section 18 assault.
A large emergency services presence was pictured on Dean Street, at the junction with Hardman Lane. A cordon was also erected for a number of hours with detectives conducting investigations at the scene.
One shop owner told the Manchester Evening News that a 'large group' of people were helping an injured male who was sitting on the ground, with people running into the shop to get water and tissues.
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Another resident described the chaotic scenes as several police cars descended on the street, moments before a woman was seen 'shouting for the police'.
Greater Manchester Police have since confirmed a male, whose age was not given, was taken to hospital from the scene, with one man in custody after being arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault.
Kamal Deep, who works in a shop near to the scene, said he saw a large group of people helping a man at about 2pm. “He was sitting next to the gate and had problems breathing,” he said. “So many people came into the shop and took water and tissue papers for him.”
A nearby shop owner, who asked not to be named, said he saw ‘a big group of teenagers’ on the street around the time of the incident while a woman was ‘shouting for the police’.
Another woman said several police cars and an ambulance descended on the street following the incident. She said the are had been plagued by anti-social behaviour in recent years and that there had been ‘trouble’ in recent
Three men have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a crash on a busy road in Manchester city centre.
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