A man knocked out a rival during a 3am row in a street seconds before his victim was run over and killed by a taxi, a court heard.
Abdelllkader Heni, 28, was said to have felled Ammar Terbeche, 32, with a single blow to the back of the head after the pair were involved in an 'animated' argument on Packer Street outside Yates bar in Rochdale town centre.
But 30 seconds after the punch Mr Terbeche was run over by a taxi van, a court heard. He died of 'catastrophic' injuries at the scene.
Mr Heni, of no fixed abode, was later caught 'hiding' in the back of a lorry trying to escape to France, the court heard. He denies manslaughter. READ MORE: Controlling thug demanded girlfriend become sex worker to fund his cocaine habit - she agreed to do
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