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Driver held after car ploughs through salon window

Georgie DockerNorth West
News imageHandout Smashed-up window at the beauty salon where the crash happened. Glass and rubble lies in the road. It is dark but lights are still working in the damaged building.Handout
The car crashed into Dixa Hair and Beauty Salon on Hyde Road in the Gorton area of Manchester

A car ploughed through the window of a beauty salon, police have said.

Its driver fled the scene of the crash at Dixa Hair and Beauty Salon, in the Gorton area of Manchester, at about 18:00 GMT on Thursday.

Greater Manchester Police said a 21-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified and holding no licence.

A force spokesperson said no injuries had been reported following the crash on Hyde Road.

News imageHandout An overturned car lies on Hyde Road - only its underside is visible. Shattered glass can be seen in the road next to it.Handout
The upturned vehicle came to rest in the road

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