Mother-of-five is killed and two girls aged four and 13 are injured after a hit-and-run crash involving three vehicles
- A green Volkswagen Amorak failed to stop after three-vehicle crash in Wigan
- A 34-year-old mother, who was driving a Volkswagen Polo, later died in hospital
- The Amarok was found abandoned as police ask the three men to come forward
The three men in a pickup truck involved in a collision which killed a 34-year-old mother-of-five are at the centre of a police hunt today.
A green Volkswagen Amarok failed to stop after the collision with a black Volkswagen Polo and a silver Mercedes at 5.30pm in Bickershaw Lane, Wigan, yesterday.
The female driver of the Polo later died in hospital while her passengers, a 29-year-old man and two girls aged four and 13, were also taken to hospital.
A green Volkswagen Amarok failed to stop after a collision with a black Volkswagen Polo and a silver Mercedes at 5.30pm in Bickershaw Lane (pictured), Wigan, yesterday
The Amarok was later found abandoned in Bolton House Road in Wigan.
The occupants of the Mercedes, a 21-year-old man and two 20-year-old men, were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
They are also receiving hospital treatment.
Sergeant Joseph Barron, from Greater Manchester Police, said: 'This is a senseless incident that has resulted in tragedy.
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'My thoughts are with the victim's family. We will be doing everything we can to support them.
'We sadly deal with incidents of this nature often, people lose their lives on our roads and it never gets any easier.
'Occasionally however an incident occurs that takes a life and it leaves us all asking why it needed to happen. Children have been left without a mother, all because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.'
The Amarok was later found abandoned in Bolton House Road in Wigan (file image)
The woman who died in the crash has not been named by police, but condolence messages from family and friends have been posted on Facebook.
She has been described as a 'good friend' and 'one in a million' as others send their thoughts to her husband and five children.
Sergeant Barron added: 'The driver and the occupants of the green Amarok know very well that they have questions to answer about their behaviour. They left the scene without thought for the people in the cars around them. They owe it to the victim's family now to come forward and talk to police.
'Around the time of the collision there were many people around, and driving by. We would like to hear from anyone who saw any of the cars involved prior to the collision, or saw the Amarok making off from the scene.
'We would particularly like to hear from anyone who may have dash-cam footage. The information you provide could be vital to our investigation.'
Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 4741, alternatively call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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