A 20-year-old has died of her injuries after a BMW ploughed into crowds of people in Manchester last night.
Police said the blue BMW 330D M Sport Auto Estate hit a crowd of people sending victims ‘flying everywhere’ at 9.49pm in an area of Trafford Park, Manchester, known as ‘The Magic Roundabout’.
Five other people were taken to hospital, four of which were seriously hurt, after the incident unfolded on Thursday evening.
A 26-year-old man was this afternoon arrested on suspicion of causing injury and dangerous driving.
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 last night.
Emergency services raced to the scene in Trafford Park, Manchester last night after five people were seriously injured when a BMW ploughed into them. One woman has now died

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
Parts of Trafford Park, a huge industrial estate with stretches of long straight roads and roundabouts, much of it deserted at night, has become known locally as a place used as a race track for car enthusiasts, at times attracting dozens of spectators.
Ryan Currie, 23, of Didsbury, said he saw three people and a dog get ‘launched into the air’.
He said: ‘The car then drove through them and carried on without stopping.
‘At this point I heard the dog yelping and running round, loads of people ran over to attend to the injured.
‘A huge crowd gathered round, ringing ambulances and police.’
Four ambulances and a hazardous area response team were scrambled to the scene, along with three senior clinicians.
There is no evidence to suggest the incident is terrorism-related at this stage, according to officers.
Greater Manchester Police’s Chief Superintendent Wayne Millar appealed for information today and said around 60 vehicles were at the car meet at the time.
He added: ‘First and foremost our thoughts are with the victims and families at this very difficult time.
‘On arrival of emergency services, they were faced with a horrific scene and such was the number of casualties it was declared a major incident.
‘We’ve been working very closely with Trafford Council to deal with this, since February 2017 there’s been a Public Space Protection Order in force for that area and during that time we’ve made a number of arrests, seized a number of vehicles, we’ve engaged with those that are participating in these car meets.
‘We’ve also sent a number of warning letters and also reported a number of people for several offences.’
His colleague Jo Rogerson added: ‘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.’
A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said last night: ‘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.’

Officers are trying to determine how exactly five people were seriously injured in the crash
A number of forensic tents were erected inside the area which was cordoned off until this morning.
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 Manchester Evening News yesterday evening: ‘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

Five people were injured and taken to hospital in a serious condition after a BMW ploughed into them
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