South Manchester Cab driver in Custody over Hit and Run
 
Cops quiz taxi driver over horror city centre hit-and-run

Police are quizzing a cab driver over a hit and run crash which left a high-flying student fighting for her life.

Postgraduate student Melissa Layla Lewis, 22, was left for dead after being hit by a taxi on Sunday.

She had only just moved from London to start a master’s degree in political economy at Manchester University with the aim of becoming a diplomat.

But she is now fighting to survive after being left with critical injuries, Manchester Evening News reports.

Police trying to track the cab driver involved in the smash last night arrested a 55-year-old man at his home in south Manchester.

He was held on suspicion of causing serious injuries by dangerous driving and of failing to stop at the scene of a collision. He remained in police custody for questioning last night.

Speaking earlier in the week, police revealed it was not yet clear whether the driver was fully aware of the crash or the seriousness of Melissa's injuries.

Speaking from Melissa's hospital bedside, her mother Lynda Canning-Lewis described how a passing stranger's actions may have saved her daughter's life.

In a statement, she said: “Melissa had only just moved to Manchester to start her master’s degree with her whole future ahead of her."

22-year-old politics student Melissa Layla Lewis22-year-old politics student Melissa Layla Lewis

The student was found with head injuries on Chester Street off Oxford Road, close to Manchester Metropolitan University buildings, at around 4.45am.

Her mum revealed a passer-by dialled 999 and didn’t move Melissa, potentially saving her life.

“I’d like to thank the person who rang the ambulance and thank them for not moving Melissa, probably saving her life.

“I’d also like to thank all the staff at the hospital and the university for their help and concerns for a student who was about to start with them.”

Officers have been trawling through hours of CCTV footage from cameras surrounding the scene.

Police said they still wanted to speak to anyone who had witnessed the collision.

Anybody with information can call GMP’s serious collision investigation unit on 0161 856 4741 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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