Manchester city centre street closed off as emergency services called to crash

A street in Manchester city centre has been shut off as emergency services responded to a crash.

A stretch of Great Bridgewater Street was taped off on Thursday afternoon. The cordon was in place between the Beetham Tower and the Great Northern from about 12.30pm.

A number of police officers, fire crews and paramedics were called to the scene.

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A spokesperson for GMP said officers were called to a serious crash.

No further details have been released yet.