Street taped off after woman found lying on pavement 'covered in blood'

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A street was taped off by police after a woman was found seriously injured on the pavement after a reported car crash. Officers erected a large cordon on Graythorpe Walk in Salford on Monday afternoon.

The nature of the incident has not been confirmed by police but neighbours claimed the woman had been hit by a car. One resident who was carrying out DIY nearby reported hearing a 'thud' and went to see what had happened.

He told how he was confronted by a woman lying on the pavement and covered in blood. "I just heard this thud, I ran round," he said. "This girl was on the floor covered in blood. READ MORE : Drugs gang caught with £40k of ecstasy pills disguised as cat food after ex-GMP worker warning "I thought she was dead at first." He said he was told she had been hit with a car. "Its hit her with some force," he said.

She was unresponsive and after a few minutes the ambulance service arrived. Other neighbours had come out of their homes to assist her.