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.
Greater Manchester Police said the van collided with the tram, forcing the vehicle onto the pavement where it collided with a pedestrian.
Police said the driver of the van fled the scene and officers were “following several lines of inquiry to locate him”.
The collision occurred at 9.56am on Saturday between a van and a tram on Mosley Street.
The pedestrian, a three-year-old girl, died in hospital from her injuries.
