Family of former seaman who died in crash pay tribute

Maurice Brady was 86 when he died Credit: GMP

The family of a former merchant seaman who died after a collision in Swinton has paid tribute to him.

Shortly after 7.30pm on Saturday October 22, police were called to Worsley Road to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a van.

Officers attended and found an 86-year-old man, who has been formally identified as Maurice Brady, with number of injuries. He was taken to hospital where he sadly died.

Paying tribute to him, his family said:

Sergeant Helen Hallworth of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said:

Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 4741 or 101 quoting incident number 2222 of 22/10/16 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.