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| Man held after boy, 11, dies in Manchester hit-and-run | Man held after boy, 11, dies in Manchester hit-and-run |
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| Police are questioning a man after a boy was killed in a hit-and-run collision. | Police are questioning a man after a boy was killed in a hit-and-run collision. |
| Taylor Schofield died in hospital after the collision in Beswick, Manchester, at about 18:10 GMT on Saturday. | Taylor Schofield died in hospital after the collision in Beswick, Manchester, at about 18:10 GMT on Saturday. |
| A 31-year-old man later attended a police station and was held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remains in custody. | A 31-year-old man later attended a police station and was held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remains in custody. |
| "Devastated" neighbours have said they believe Taylor was on his bike around the time the crash happened. | "Devastated" neighbours have said they believe Taylor was on his bike around the time the crash happened. |
| A grey Volkswagen Golf, believed to have been involved in the collision, was found abandoned near the scene. | A grey Volkswagen Golf, believed to have been involved in the collision, was found abandoned near the scene. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are appealing for witnesses to the crash on Albert Street. | Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are appealing for witnesses to the crash on Albert Street. |
| One neighbour said: "I didn't know the lad to talk to but he loved my dog and would always stroke him. You would see him every day at the shop on his bike. It's so tragic." | One neighbour said: "I didn't know the lad to talk to but he loved my dog and would always stroke him. You would see him every day at the shop on his bike. It's so tragic." |
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| Well-wishers have been leaving floral tributes, including one that read: "No words will describe how missed you will be little man. Rest in paradise." | Well-wishers have been leaving floral tributes, including one that read: "No words will describe how missed you will be little man. Rest in paradise." |
| A black Manchester United away shirt was also tied to a lamppost. | A black Manchester United away shirt was also tied to a lamppost. |
| PC Karl Horner, from GMP, said: "This was a tragic incident in which a young boy lost his life, and my thoughts are with his family at this unimaginably difficult time." | PC Karl Horner, from GMP, said: "This was a tragic incident in which a young boy lost his life, and my thoughts are with his family at this unimaginably difficult time." |