Additional officers deployed to Beswick as GMP launch murder investigation following man’s death

A formal murder investigation has been launched by Greater Manchester Police’s Major Incident Team.

At 10:54am this morning (Saturday 16 March), GMP were called to reports of an unresponsive male on Olympic Street in Manchester.

Despite the best efforts of members of the public and emergency services at the scene, the victim, a 57-year-old man, was sadly pronounced deceased.

No arrests have been made, but an investigation has been launched to understand the full circumstances surrounding this incident. At this stage, initial enquiries suggest that the victim was hit by a vehicle, believed to be a black Land Rover.

Detective Inspector Rachel Smith from GMP Major Incident Team said: “Firstly, I would like to thank the brave members of public who immediately came to assist the victim as emergency services arrived at the scene.

“This is a tragic incident where a man has lost his life and our priority at this time is supporting his family and getting them the answers they deserve. Our thoughts remain with them at this devastating time.

"I understand and share the shock that this incident will cause the community. I want to reassure residents that we have specialist officers working diligently to piece together a full timeline of events leading up to this incident.

“I ask anyone who may have seen something suspicious in the area this morning to come forward and know that any information will be treated with the strictest confidence. We would also like to speak to anyone who witnessed this incident, or who may have CCTV or dash cam footage. Regardless of how small this detail may seem; it could be key to our investigation.”

Anyone with information or footage is asked to contact police on 0161 856 3635 quoting log number 1172 of the 16 March 2024. You can also use our Live Chat service on the GMP website.