MEN A car has hit a crowd of people at Asda outside Harpurhey shopping centre in Manchester

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The vehicle hit a group of pedestrians at the Harpurhey shopping centre shortly before 3.30pm this afternoon (Monday). Emergency services have declared the situation as a “large-scale incident”, with six ambulances on the scene as well as an air ambulance. Greater Manchester Police has confirmed the incident is not terror-related, the Manchester Evening News has reported. A tweet from the official NWAS account said: “Six patients are being treated for serious injuries after a collision with a vehicle”. A spokesman for the ambulance service had previously described four of those injured as “walking wounded”.

Greater Manchester Police have said that an 80-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. "Shortly before 3.30pm today (Monday 16 April 2018), police were called to reports that a Kia Venga had been involved in a collision with two cars and a number of pedestrians at a car park in a supermarket in Harpurhey. "Shortly before 3.30pm today (Monday 16 April 2018), police were called to reports that a Kia Venga had been involved in a collision with two cars and a number of pedestrians at a car park in a supermarket in Harpurhey. "Five pedestrians have been taken to hospital for treatment. "An 80-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. "Enquiries into the full circumstances around this incident are ongoing." The Manchester Evening News said that it has been told that the man was among the six people injured. He has not now been taken to hospital and is in police custody.

GOOGLE A stock image showing the Asda store at the Harpurhey shopping centre in Manchester

Pictures from the scene show a large emergency service presence, including police and paramedics. One image shows an air ambulance has landed on a grassy patch Shepherd Street, close to the Harpurhey shopping centre. A large area behind the Asda store has been cordoned off by officers. Motorists have been warned of delays in the areas due to the incident. Transport for Greater Manchester had earlier tweeted: “Due to a police incident at the junction of Rochdale Road and Moston Lane, long delays in the Harpurhey area.” The ages of those hit by the car or the extent of their injuries is not yet known.