Boy aged 13 seriously injured after being knocked down by a car in Sale

Police responded to reports of a collision between a car and a cyclist on Manor Avenue, Sale on Wednesday 5 April 2023 at around 8.40pm.

Emergency services attended the scene and a 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious, but not life threatening injuries.

A big section of Manor Avenue was sealed off from firs Road roundabout for several hours but was reopened during the morning of 6 April.

A 26-year-old male arrested at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs has been released under investigation with enquiries are ongoing.

PC Matt Leigh, of GMP’s Road Policing Unit, said: “A boy attended hospital as a result of this collision and we wish him all the best for a full recovery.

“If anyone witnessed this collision or has any dashcam footage please get in touch with police as soon as possible.”

Anyone with information or dashcam footage should contact police on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident number 3244 of 05/04/2023.

Reports can be made anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.