Police have issued an urgent appeal to help find a missing man last seen in Salford.
19.08.2023 - 20:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Neighbours on an Eccles street were horrified to see police tape going up outside their homes before seeing a man being rushed to hospital. Police and paramedics descended on Higher Croft this afternoon (August 19).
The Manchester Evening News understands it followed a man suffering serious injuries after being hit by a car. Officers are investigating the circumstances around the incident.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a man being taken from Higher Croft into an ambulance on a stretcher before 2pm. A resident told the M.E.N. that around an hour earlier, he saw the man being hit by a car with a 'group of youths' inside.
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The episode then took a violent turn, he claimed. "I just saw some youths in a car," he said.
"They pulled up on the pavement and trapped a guy’s leg. I saw one of them trying to attack him through the window of the car.
“He got his leg out and then one of the youths got out the car and brandished a knife that was in a case, like a holster." The resident said the car was then pushed along by one of the youths as it 'wouldn't start', before the group managed to escape.
Several residents on Higher Croft only knew something had happened when they saw emergency services on the street. "I just saw the police car coming down the road," one neighbour said.
"I looked out the window and there was an ambulance and loads of tape. About five minutes later they brought somebody out... he was on a stretcher."
Eyewitnesses reported seeing two ambulances in attendance. Police taped off an area either side of one of the blocks of flats, where the entrance door was propped open while officers were at the scene.
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