A murder investigation has been launched after a car ploughed into a crowd of people outside a club in Stockport , leaving a man dead.

The vehicle, believed to be a black Audi A4, was dumped in the middle lane of the M60 near the town centre, not far from the Stockport Pyramid.

Police were called to The Salisbury Club on Truro Avenue in Brinnington at around 10.45pm on Sunday.

Paramedics took a man, believed to be in his 30s, to hospital, where he died. He has not yet been named.

The Audi had been driven away before officers arrived.

It was later found abandoned in the second lane on the M60 near Redrock.

The clockwise stretch was shut between junction 25 and junction 1 from around 11.30pm to 4.45am as the car was examined and moved.

The driver of the car, who is believed to have jumped over a fence at the side of the motorway, has not been found, police said.

A large police cordon was in place around the scene on Monday.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 9790, quoting reference number 2575 of May 27.

Reports can also be made via Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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