Man collapses after trying to stop Manchester street fight

    Photo Credit - Manchester Evening News

    A man who attempted to break up a street fight in Manchester is believed to have suffered a heart attack.

    Police and paramedics were called to the junction of Portway and Cornishway in Wythenshawe at around 8.30pm on Monday night.

    Witnesses said a man in his 60s collapsed after trying to stop a fight near the Cornishman pub.

    He was given CPR on the pavement until an ambulance arrived. It is expected that he was struck by a heart attack.

    Police have said the man remains seriously-ill in hospital.

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