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Woman dies in Harpurhey petrol station forecourt crash

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The woman had been trying to drive off the forecourt of the Asda petrol station

A woman has died when her car crashed at a petrol station in Manchester.

Police believe the woman, who was in her 70s, suffered a medical episode at the wheel.

She had been trying to drive off the forecourt of the Asda petrol station in Moston Lane, Harpurhey, at about 10:45 GMT on Wednesday.

Paramedics attended but the woman was confirmed dead. Greater Manchester Police appealed for any witnesses to contact them.

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