The horrific scenes unfolded outside the Fifteens bar on Ormskirk Road in Wigan’s Pemberton area last night. After two young men were seen jumping out of the car, others chased one to nail him to the ground until police arrived, eyewitnesses said. Ryan Jackson, 27, and Shannon Corbett, 26, live together in an apartment directly across from the pub on the busy street. “I heard an all-powerful click and ran to the window and I was able to rock the lamppost,” Ryan said. READ MORE: Fierce battle of a bus driver to save the man who collapsed and died in a tragedy in the city center “There was a man lying in the middle of the street and a woman on the sidewalk. Then we saw two lads jumping out of the car and running down the alley. “But some dudes ran after them and nailed one of them to the ground. There were a lot of people helping. I’m sure I saw a girl get out of the back of the car and run away.” The point of impact outside the Fifteens pub Shannon said: “The police arrived very quickly, followed by the fire brigade and then the ambulance. It is really said that the woman did not make it. She had three children, they tell us.” Gary Caunter, 54, a local, said the Fifteens pub had been very busy since the nearby White Swan was closed for renovations. “People gather outside to smoke and talk,” he said. “The road is very busy. They were so unlucky that they were there when the car came and hit them.” The scene in Pemberton In addition to the woman who died, two other male pedestrians were also seriously injured, police said. PC Oliver Batty, of the GMP Serious Conflict Research Unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the woman’s family, who are understandably devastated by the circumstances in which their loved one died. “We immediately started investigating the conditions and the road has been closed for a long time, while we carried out a series of investigations. A police scene on Ormskirk Street after a woman died and two others were injured in a collision and run (Image: Manchester Evening News) “We are happy to hear from anyone who may have information or video from a dashboard camera that can help with our research and give the woman’s family the answers they deserve. In particular, anyone who may have seen a silver Land Rover The Freelander in the area of Ormskirk Road in the minutes before this incident is invited to contact us. “Anyone with information is requested to call 0161 856 4741 or report it online or via LiveChat at www.gmp.police.uk.”
