Two people taken to hospital after rush-hour incident in Wigan

Emergency services rushed to Church Street, Golborne, shortly after 8.30am on Friday following reports a pedestrian, possibly a child, had been hit by a car.

The air ambulance was dispatched and landed on a nearby field.

A North West Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed two people were taken to hospital – one by ambulance and another by helicopter.

Church Street was closed and there were delays for motorists in the area, but it has since reopened.