An elderly woman has been taken to hospital after being knocked down by a car in Stockport.
Police and paramedics raced to the scene of the incident on Gorton Road in Reddish, close to the junction with Melbourne Street, this afternoon (Monday). A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said officers responded to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian - a woman aged in her 70s.
The woman has been taken to hospital from the scene. Her injuries are not believed to be serious, the GMP spokesperson added.
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No arrests have been made and the driver of the car involved remained on the scene. Pictures showed at least three police vehicles and two ambulance vehicles on the scene on Gorton Road earlier.
The emergency crews blocked a stretch of the busy road road close to the Reddish Library. The road has not been fully closed off, but traffic is currently being diverted around the incident.
