LIVE: Metrolink stop cordoned off by police after two teens hit by tram - latest updates

Two teenage boys have been taken to hospital after they were hit by a tram. The pair, who were on a bike, were hit at the Metrolink stop at Southmoor Road in Wythenshawe.

A police spokesman confirmed the incident happened at about 8.30pm tonight. The boys' injuries are not believed to be serious, but the pair have been taken to hospital.

The station is currently cordoned off by police. There is a large police presence in the area.

We will bring you updates in our blog below.

A witness said: “The doors were open on the tram to let passengers out, but some needed assistance as the tram wasn’t fully in the station so it was too high to just step down” @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/sTO9fRlmWQ

These are the doors that passengers on board the tram used to leave the carriage earlier this evening. Trams have been halted for around 90 minutes @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/QzZPnG1B8Q

Here's the latest from the scene

A very quiet Baguely station this evening with all trams halted due to the collision @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/ierOiJ4091

Officers are also stationed at the other end of the cordon - there are still two police vehicles in attendance @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/Ld5Nl3dnQ9

The front of a tram heading northwards to Manchester can be seen visibly damaged following the collision earlier this evening @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/wddBMfAejP

A witness who saw the scene told the MEN: “It looked like a really bad incident as loads of emergency services were there people are getting off the tram. There were about ten service vehicles and two ambulances” @MENnewsdesk

Eyewitnesses suddenly saw a huge police presence

One man who was at the JD gym across the road this evening said: “Someone said two boys were hit by a tram.