A man has been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and motorbike in Bolton. The smash happened on Winchester Way in Breightmet, near the junction with Withins Lane, at around 5.50pm yesterday (Monday).
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A man was taken to hospital on Monday night after he was 'deliberately hit by a car'.
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident, just off King Street in Dukinfield on Monday evening, February 14.
The entrance to a set of apartments was cordoned off, with a heavy police presence at the scene shortly after 6.30 pm.
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A woman living in the nearby flats, who asked to remain anonymous, said she was shocked when she heard a man "screaming about his leg."
She said: "I was outside having a cigarette and heard a loud bang then a man started screaming about his leg and being in pain.
"I saw a black car do a U-turn and then speed off.
"It was shocking, more and more police kept arriving and a recovery vehicle turned up, so I assumed that was for the car.
"The police cordoned off the whole entrance to the flats within 15 minutes of it happening and were there for hours."
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Police later confirmed they suspected that the man, in his 30s, was deliberately hit by a vehicle.
He was taken to MRI by paramedics after he suffered serious leg injuries.
No arrests have been made yet and enquiries are ongoing.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "We were called shortly
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