Five people have been seriously injured after a BMW ploughed into a crowd sending pedestrians 'flying everywhere'.

Police said the blue BMW 330D M Sport Auto Estate is alleged to have hit the crowd of people at 9.49pm in an area of Trafford Park, Manchester, known as 'The Magic Roundabout'.

A 21-year-old man remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a collision.

Emergency services raced to the scene following last night after five people were seriously injured when a BMW ploughed into them

Officers from Greater Manchester Police and a force helicopter were at the scene. A 21-year-old man has been arrested and remains in police custody

This is the scene in Trafford Park this morning. Late last night a car ploughed into a crowd of people on Europa Way, in Manchester, leaving several seriously injured

Police officers and a recovery vehicle were pictured at the scene of the crash this morning

Greater Manchester Police's Chief Superintendent Jo Rogerson, said: 'We now have a man in custody and we will be questioning him under caution as part of our investigation.

'This is an extremely serious incident that we are dealing with and I cannot stress the importance of people contacting us if they know something.

'Any information, no matter how insignificant people think it may be, could be the piece that we need so please, call us.'

According to the Manchester Evening News, a spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: 'We were called at 9.49pm to reports of a collision between a car and pedestrians.

'We currently have five patients, all in a serious condition.

'We have four ambulances, an advanced paramedic, a senior clinician and three hazardous area response teams (HART) at the scene.'

Several roads in the area were closed off while police investigated.

Officers are trying to determine how exactly five people were seriously injured in the crash

A number of forensic tents have been erected inside the area which has been cordoned off.

A second of the M60 motorway has been closed off by North West Traffic Police for what is being described as a 'police incident'.

One bystander told the MEN: 'It happened at about 9.50pm, give or take a couple of minutes. A car hit five or six people. People were flung everywhere. I saw a man in a bush afterwards and a lady with head injuries.'

Several roads were closed in the area as police continue their investigation

The five people injured are said to be in a serious condition following the crash