A woman was hit by a van as it left the car park at Wigan Infirmary

Hospital staff came to the aid of a woman who was hit by a van outside Wigan Infirmary.

Police said the van was travelling out of the hospital’s car park on Wigan Lane, Swinley, when it collided with the woman on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened outside Wigan Infirmary, on Wigan Lane

placeholder image — The incident happened outside Wigan Infirmary, on Wigan Lane

Staff from the infirmary quickly rushed out to help her.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Officers were called to assist with a lady that had been hit by a van coming out of the hospital car park.

“Staff from the hospital assessed the lady and brought her in to the hospital so she has no life-changing injuries.

“No arrests have been made.”

A spokesman for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Wigan Infirmary, said: “We would like to thank the staff involved for their swift and professional response in attending the scene of an accident outside the hospital grounds on Wigan Lane.”