Police provided an update after a pedestrian died in a crash involving two cars in Stretford.

They were called to Chester Road, close to the Tesco Extra, at around 10.10pm on Saturday.

Police said a pedestrian, a woman in her 40s, was struck by an Audi on the Manchester-bound carriageway before she into the path of a Mercedes on the Stretford-bound carriageway. She died despite the efforts of the emergency services.

A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and he was taken into custody.

Police provided an update in which they said the 36-year-old man was bailed while the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or the LiveChat on gmp.police.uk.

They can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.