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| Manchester police hunt for lorry driver who drove at pedestrians | Manchester police hunt for lorry driver who drove at pedestrians |
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| Greater Manchester police said a man was struck in ‘targeted attack’ in city centre on Sunday but said it was not terror-related | |
| Sophie Dishman | |
| Mon 24 Jul 2017 11.27 BST | |
| Last modified on Thu 27 Jul 2017 18.14 BST | |
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| Police are hunting for a lorry driver who drove at pedestrians in Manchester city centre. | Police are hunting for a lorry driver who drove at pedestrians in Manchester city centre. |
| Greater Manchester police said a man was struck in the “targeted attack” on Sunday evening but said it was not terror-related. | Greater Manchester police said a man was struck in the “targeted attack” on Sunday evening but said it was not terror-related. |
| Officers said the man who was hit by the vehicle left the scene in a BMW before police arrived. | Officers said the man who was hit by the vehicle left the scene in a BMW before police arrived. |
| The red lorry then chased the man in the BMW for a short time and the window of the car was smashed, police said. | The red lorry then chased the man in the BMW for a short time and the window of the car was smashed, police said. |
| The man who was struck by the lorry was later found by police with no serious injuries. | The man who was struck by the lorry was later found by police with no serious injuries. |
| Ch Insp Gareth Parkin from the City of Manchester team said: “When this call first came in we were obviously concerned but we quickly established that this was not terror-related. | Ch Insp Gareth Parkin from the City of Manchester team said: “When this call first came in we were obviously concerned but we quickly established that this was not terror-related. |
| “Thankfully there were no serious injuries, we could have been dealing with a much more serious situation.” | “Thankfully there were no serious injuries, we could have been dealing with a much more serious situation.” |
| Greater Manchester police said they were appealing for witnesses to help identify the driver of the lorry. | Greater Manchester police said they were appealing for witnesses to help identify the driver of the lorry. |
| Parkin added: “This was the city centre and there were lots of people in the area who would have witnessed the commotion.” | Parkin added: “This was the city centre and there were lots of people in the area who would have witnessed the commotion.” |
| Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting the reference number 2337 of 23/07/17 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting the reference number 2337 of 23/07/17 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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