A tragic incident occurred in a Salford suburb when a pedestrian, aged 64, lost his life after being struck by a road sweeper on Cleggs Lane in Little Hulton. The emergency services swiftly responded to the scene, and the area was sealed off by the police following the morning accident at around 8 am.
The Greater Manchester Police have confirmed the unfortunate death of the pedestrian, who succumbed to serious and life-threatening injuries in the hospital the same day. The driver of the road sweeper, a 39-year-old man, escaped unharmed. Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Authorities are urging anyone who witnessed the event or has video footage to come forward and assist the police in their inquiries.
In a similar occurrence last year in Leicester, an elderly man named Sardar Joginder Sing Ji, aged in his 80s, lost his life after a road sweeper belonging to Leicester City Council struck him. Initially, a man was detained on suspicion of causing death by careless driving but was later released pending further investigation.