A man has been killed while crossing Manchester’s Mancunian Way, with a driver arrested.

The road was completely closed following the incident on the A57 inner ring road at about 12:50 GMT.

Police said the man, aged in his 20s, was walking across a carriageway when he was hit by a Volkswagen Passat, which was merging from a slip road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A driver aged in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion causing death by careless driving, Greater Manchester Police said.