Man, 89, seriously injured in hit-and-run

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The victim was walking in Bramhall Lane when the vehicle hit him

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An 89-year-old man has been seriously injured after a car driver hit him and then fled, police have said.

He was walking in Bramhall Lane, Stockport, when the collision happened at about 14:00 BST, Greater Manchester Police said.

An air ambulance crew attended and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failure to stop.

He remains in police custody.

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