Police cordon off main road after woman hit by car

A stretch of a main road in Bolton was cordoned off by police this morning after a woman was hit by a car.

Police officers and paramedics were called to Blackburn Road at around 7am. The woman was taken to hospital from the scene by paramedics.

She suffered serious injuries, a Greater Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed. No arrests have been made at this stage.

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A cordon was in place near the junction with Canning Street. Traffic was being diverted away from the area before it reopened just before 9am.

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The road has now been reopened.

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A GMP spokesperson confirmed a woman was taken to hospital from the scene.

She is believed to have suffered serious injuries.

A stretch of Blackburn Road is currently closed off by police.

According to eyewitnesses, it is shut near Wyndsors and PK Foods, near the junction with Canning Street.