Manchester Evening News reporter Samantha Yarwood described seeing police talking to a little girl on a bench who appears to be wrapped in a towel.
Armed police only attended because they were in the area at the time, according to the MEN.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: We were called to reports of a collision between a car and a child.
The Serious Collision Investigation Unit and other emergency services attended the scene. A little boy has sadly died.
Anybody with information should contact the SCIU on 0161 856 4741.
England is dead.
I mourn that I will never go back but thankfully will never go back.
I have written about my assault on this forum by a muslim in London and am sad for those still in denial.
God be with you all.