Horror as child hit by car after 'running into the road' outside busy wedding venue
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA child was hit by a car after 'running into the road' outside a busy wedding venue in Oldham on Sunday afternoon (July 28).
Emergency services, including police and paramedics, were called to the incident on Featherstall Road South at around 4.15pm.
The busy route was taped off for around an hour as crews worked at the scene. Pictures from the scene showed horrified people, attending an event at the Eastern Pavilion wedding venue, rushing to the roadside following the collision. READ MORE 'I was so ashamed and I thought to myself: how could I kill him?' The child, whose age has not been confirmed, is not thought to have suffered life-changing or life-threatening injuries in the collision.
It is understood they ran out into the road moments before being struck by the vehicle. A member of staff working nearby said there were 'lots of police' at the scene and that people from the venue beside the crash scene came 'running out to see what was going on'.
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