A 35-year-old man has been arrested following the incident in Stockport on Saturday
16:43, 31 May 2025Updated 16:48, 31 May 2025
Emergency services at the scene
A elderly man has been seriously injured in an alleged hit-and-run in Stockport.
The 89-year-old was taken to hospital after being knocked down on Bramhall Lane at around 2pm today. A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failure to stop.
He remains in custody for questioning. Bramall Lane was closed at the junctions with Kennerley Road and Garner’s Lane following the crash, with several ambulances reported to be on the scene. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the air ambulance land at Cale Green Park at around 2.15pm.
Police described the pensioner’s injuries as ‘serious’, but added the full extent of his condition wasn’t yet known.
A Greater Manchester police spokesperson said: “We are responding to a collision between a car and pedestrian on Bramhall Lane, Stockport which occurred at 2pm this afternoon. The pedestrian, an 89-year-old man, has been taken to hospital with serious injuries, the extent of which aren’t known at this stage.
“A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failure to stop. He remains in our custody. A road closure is in place on Bramhall Lane through to Garners Lane as emergency services remain present at the scene.”