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By John Scheerhout & Ryan Merrifield A mobility scooter rider has died after being struck by an HGV as she used a pedestrian crossing. Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident on Spotland Road in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, at around 12.20pm this afternoon (Feb 1). Pictures from the scene showed a wagon and a police tent inside a cordon near the junction with High Street. A 63-year-old woman who was using a pedestrian crossing point has now died, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed. Police Constable Philip Drummond of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: …

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