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Police have identified a van driver who fled the scene of a crash with a tram after a three-year-old girl died in Manchester city centre, it is understood. The collision occurred at 9.56am on Saturday ...

The girl, a pedestrian, died after a collision between a tram and a van at about 10am on Saturday morning. The tram forced the van onto the footpath on Mosley Street, where it hit the girl.

It basically took the front of the tram with it. "I didn't see it on the other side but apparently someone got injured, a girl. So as the van has gone over I imagine it got pushed onto the pavement.

No arrests have been made. The child was a pedestrian and was not travelling in either the tram or van, GMP confirmed. A North West Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with the ...

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But six engineering students at Heriot-Watt University think they have found a solution – trams. The team, who have been working on the project as part of their master’s degree, believe that ...