UPDATE: |Huge city centre police scene as air ambulance scrambled and woman rushed to hospital News

An air ambulance landed in Piccadilly Gardens following the incident

A huge police scene was put in place on a city centre road on Wednesday (April 16) after a pedestrian was injured in a serious collision.

An air ambulance was scrambled, dramatically landing in the middle of Piccadilly Gardens, as large crowds watched on during the afternoon.

Police and paramedics sealed off Dale Street in the Northern Quarter, at the junction with Tariff Street following the crash. The road was blocked in both directions amid the major response.

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A bin lorry was also pictured at the scene along with a BMW. It is not clear which vehicles were involved in the collision with the pedestrian.

A woman was rushed to hospital from the scene on Wednesday afternoon after sustaining head and leg injuries, the North West Ambulance Service confirmed. An update has not yet been given on her condition.

Witnesses reported seeing a woman ‘lying in the road’ and being attended to by paramedics before she was taken to hospital.

Video footage also showed the moment the air ambulance helicopter landed in Piccadilly Gardens as large crowds watched on from below.

Officers could be seen conducting enquiries at the scene throughout the evening, with multiple police cars and vans in attendance. Greater Manchester Police have not yet responded with a statement.

A North West Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We responded to an road traffic collision involving a pedestrian.

“A woman received treatment at the scene before being transported to hospital by road with head and leg injuries.”

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