A driver who was arrested after a man was left with 'life-changing' injuries in a hit-and-run has been released while investigations continue, police have confirmed.
07.10.2023 - 12:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man who was crushed by a falling digger near a supermarket suffered what police called 'potentially life-changing injuries', an official update revealed on Saturday.
He's said to have suffered 'significant injuries to his legs' and it's understood he remains in hospital. Greater Manchester Police revealed the update after the 'workplace accident' just outside Bury town centre on Friday morning.
Police officers, fire crews and paramedics were called to Spring Street, near to the Asda supermarket in Bury, just after 8am on Friday. Eyewitnesses, meanwhile, said the air ambulance also landed nearby.
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Police said officers responded to a 'workplace accident' while fire crews said they rescued a man who became 'partially trapped' under the digger, which is said to have fallen from the bed of an HGV.
According to eye witness reports, the man was trapped under the digger that he was unloading from the HGV. In the update on Saturday, GMP said the man had 'suffered significant injuries to his legs which are potentially life-changing'.
Pictures taken at the scene showed a digger on its side within the police cordon next to the Asda car park. A HGV was also pictured within the tape. The supermarket remained open as normal.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: "At just after 8am on October 6, 2023, one fire engine from Whitefield and Bury fire stations as well as a technical response unit from Ashton were called to an incident on Spring Street in Bury.
"The incident involved a man partially
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