A woman has died in Royton after being hit by a police car which was pursuing a suspected stolen vehicle.
Officers were called to Shaw Road at around 10am on Friday (23 December) before the police vehicle crashed, Greater Manchester Police said.
The 53-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later.
GMP has referred the incident to the Professional Standards Branch and the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Ch Supt Chris Bowen said: "Our sincere thoughts and condolences go to the family and friends of the woman that has sadly passed.
"We understand that the public are concerned by incidents of this nature."
He added: "Investigations like this often result in road closures which can cause significant disruption and we thank the local community and road users for their patience."
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact the force, quoting incident log 969 of 23/12/2022.
Information can be reported online or by using the LiveChat function at www.gmp.police.uk. If you can't report online, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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