to reports a car had collided with two pedestrians. A 27-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and a 28-year-old man was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.
He remains in hospital and is still fighting for his life. Both of the casualties were pedestrians.A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death whilst driving without due care and attention.
He has since been released under investigation, police said on Monday. Manchester Road remained closed for a number of hours on Saturday morning as officers carried out their investigations.
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