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Posted: Dec 19, 2020 / 11:13 PM PST / Updated: Dec 19, 2020 / 11:13 PM PST

Washington County Sheriffs Office said a Maserati driver was criminally cited in Aloha for reckless driving and license suspended. He and a passenger were not seriously injured after smashing through fences, a tree and a shed. December 19, 2020 (courtesy Washington County Sheriffs Office).

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) Washington County Sheriffs Office said a Maserati driver was criminally cited in Aloha for reckless driving and had their license suspended.

The law enforcement agency said in a tweet Saturday evening that the driver and a passenger were not seriously injured after smashing through fences, a tree and a shed.

This car barely missed hitting a house after crashing through a fence at SW Farmington Rd. and SW 160th Av. in Aloha. Its going to be a wet weekend- please slow down and get there safely pic.twitter.com/QQRQa7hvvq

Around 8 p.m. Saturday, officials said the crash occurred at SW Farmington Rd. and SW 160th Av., barely missing a house and colliding through a fence.

Its going to be a wet weekend- please slow down and get there safely, police said.

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Bright tulips, violets, rainbows, grazing deer, dragonflies, fairies and sunflowers.Those are just some of the images vividly painted along fences and sheds around Cedar Grove Avenue in Lake Grove.

GreaterSmithtown took notice, and tracked down the artist, Jennifer Okubo.

Okubo is a medical biller at Stony Brook, but when shes not in front of a computer, she can often be found holding a paint brush.

Shes all about community when it comes to her art, and her only compensation comes in the form of smiles.

Ive always drawn; Ive always painted, Okubo said. Not for monetary reasons, just to make people smile thats my motto.

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Spending more time at home due to the pandemic sparked Okubos fence mural project. It started with her painting her shutters sunflower yellow a home-improvement project during quarantine.

Her bright shutters received a lot of admiration from her neighbors, leading her to paint a yellow sunflower on her fence.

Soon enough, she was painting murals on fences and sheds all around her neighborhood.

Okubo painted a neighbors fence who had just lost her husband beautifying it with symbols of a red cardinal, dragonfly and sunflower in memory of her dear husband.

She painted another neighbors shed with portraits of the neighbors two dogs with a rainbow behind them, along with song lyrics.

For me it brought me out of my COVID isolation funk, said the neighbor, Lynn Hydo. Im a cancer survivor and at gigantic risk. Everyday I see the mural and I smile. Every time I see it my spirits are lifted.

Her yellow lab had died a month after the mural was painted.

It was become a memorial to her, she said.

Okubo also painted a mural for her Yoga instructor a personalized design of a fairy doing a dancers pose as a gift for the instructor offering clients free yoga classes over Zoom.

People would drive by and say, You know, I just came home from a bad day at work and I drive past your house on purpose because it makes me smile, Okubo said.

The vibrant murals became immediately appreciated and cherished in Okubos community. Neighbors and her mailman started leaving thank you notes in her mailbox, and children would come up to her and tell her how much they loved her murals.

This also inspired her to write her childrens book, Sunshine Warrior, which came out in October.

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The book depicts a young girl living in a time of darkness wanting to use her big heart and gift of art to bring light back to her community.

The young girl paints a garden on her fence with the mission to cheer up the neighborhood, but in turn, cheers up the entire world instead.

Okubo says a surgeon and his wife were so moved by her story that they bought 100 copies of the book and donated them to a childrens hospital in Buffalo.

That is a huge gift to me because thats why I wrote it, for the children, Okubo said. My heart is completely full.

Okubos murals and childrens book have given her opportunities to spread her message of love even further. The artist says a woman in New Hampshire, who is planning to open a wellness retreat center, contacted her to paint sunflower murals on the buildings there as well.

People in Maine and Massachusetts have also reached out for murals.

Hopefully the word will get out and well spread some more sunshine, Okubo said.

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Messages of hope, courage and compassion are now lining a portion of Amherst Street as Nashua high school students transformed their thoughts on this years pandemic into empowering artwork.

Paintings with messages such as Rise up, Choose love, Be the best version of yourself and The sun will come out tomorrow, are hanging on a chain-link fence outside Amherst Street Elementary School.

The public art project will be on display at 71 Amherst St. until Feb. 14, with about 80 paintings from city students and educators.

Student artwork with powerful messages hang on a chain-link fence outside of the Amherst Street Elementary School in Nashua, along a stretch where traffic is frequently stopped and drivers have time to take in the messages.

The collaborative effort, dubbed Brave New World: Resilience in the Time of COVID, was designed to provide teens with an artistic outlet to express their emotions with so much uncertainty surrounding them, according to organizers.

Kids have to bare their hearts and souls through their artwork, and they have to feel comfortable doing that, said Robin Peringer, a teacher at Nashua High School South. More than anything, this art project wasnt about making great works of art, but rather putting meaning into it and getting across their personal messages.

Choose Kindness hangs on a chain-link fence outside of the Amherst Street Elementary School in Nashua as part of a COVID collaborative public art project.

There is so much negativity in the world right now, said Peringer, who stressed the importance of allowing Nashua students to express their thoughts while also remembering that there is still so much positivity and light despite the pandemic darkness.

Some of these kids that dont discuss it as much, it really came out in their artwork. Some of these pieces are so powerful, and these students are expressing themselves from a deeper place within them, Peringer said.

About 80 art students from Nashua High School South, Nashua High School North and Brentwood Academy as well as some teachers participated in the project.

A grant from the Nashua Education Foundation was approved to help cover the cost of the art supplies. The exhibit is dedicated to the memory of Tyler Almeida, a former Nashua High School North senior.

Aside from helping city students who have been dealing with remote learning for so many months, the project also aims to inspire the public, according to Peringer, who said the Amherst Street corridor is a great location for artwork since traffic often lingers in that area, giving drivers an opportunity to enjoy the colorful paintings.

Be the best version of yourself hangs on a chain-link fence outside of the Amherst Street Elementary School in Nashua as part of COVID collaborative public art project.

Street art needs to be embraced as often as possible, said Peringer, who organized the project alongside teachers Rodney Coffin of Nashua High School North and Stephanie Sewuk-Thomas of Brentwood Academy.

This project opened my mind to ideas I would have never thought of, Jillian Daley, a student at South, said in a statement. I hope that after you look at our art, you look at the world and ideas around you in a different, more accepting way.

Natasha Kazmouz, a student member of the National Art Honor Society, said the exhibit touches on ethnicity, global warming, sexuality and more.

Works of art hanging on a chain-link fence outside of the Amherst Street Elementary School in Nashua are part of COVID collaborative public art project.

I think that now, during a global pandemic, its crucial to think about these things, not just for ourselves, but for others. Its important to learn about other people and their struggles, and to make ourselves aware of whats really going on around us, Kazmouz said in a release. These paintings will hopefully inspire others to do the same and spread knowledge and compassion.

Natalia Pineda, a student at Brentwood Academy, said she hopes the art project will have a positive impact on the community by changing someones day and making it bright during these difficult times.

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At some point recently, it seemed that India had no fight with the Chinese at all. One such instance was when US Senator Mark Warner said that India needed to get off the fence and join a coalition of the willing to confront Beijing. Warners comments matter. Re-elected from Virginia, he is the co-chair of the Senate India caucus, and vice-chairman of the Select Intelligence Committee. Other US officials have said the same thing, and its no secret that this issue dominates think tank discussions.

Most Indians would find these remarks strange. After all, the Indian Army is engaged in an eyeball to eyeball confrontation with the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in Ladakh, and is spending billions of rupees that it cannot afford in shoring up defences. Thats hardly sitting on the fence. But apparently, thats not good enough for US officials. Deciphering what exactly they want is no easy task. But a look at the main planks of the China policy on both sides (US and India) could help assess the possibility of a league of democracies that will hopefully row together for the shore instead of oaring the other into the water.

Also read: Countering China is now a priority for both India and US. But only one needs the other

There is no doubt that under President Donald Trump, Washington has been forthright about the threat from China. True, he sometimes called President Xi Jinping his friend, but his top officials have been more than forthright. A recent instance was Secretary of State Mike Pompeos remarks at the Tokyo meeting of the Quad or Quadrilateral, which includes Japan, Australia and India. Pompeo lambasted the Chinese Communist Party for the cover up of the coronavirus outbreak. That was certainly taking the bull by the horns.

Indias stance has been very different, avoiding condemnation of China, with Prime Minister Narendra Modis remarks at the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) being just one example. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankars enunciations have been on the same lines. For instance, at a recent interaction with an Australian think tank, Jaishankar merely said that relations with China had been damaged significantly, also noting that mending of ties would be difficult.

On the talking front then, the US-India partnership is distinctly on a different track. But then, for India, its not just a difficult neighbour, but a difficult neighbourhood, where China is also invested heavily. Besides, talking big pays for little when your purse is small.

Also read: Why Joe Bidens choice for US defence secretary isnt just about China

The US undoubtedly has a raft of government papers like the National Security Strategy 2017, which first bookmarked China as a revisionist power; the key National Defence Strategy 2018, which prioritised China as a long term competitor; the Annual Report on the PLA; and most recently, the State Departments The Elements of the China Challenge, which is meant to fashion a sturdy policy that will be above election cycles and bureaucratic squabbles. These are only the major policy papers.

Beyond this is the legislative process that at least tries to go in the desired direction. One such legislation allowed the Department of Defense to fund startups and lead innovation, intended to give the US a lead in critical technologies like Artificial Intelligence where China has an edge.

Another instance is the imposition of sanctions on Chinese companies on different grounds. India moved to not only ban some 267 Chinese apps, but also stopped Chinese (and other) foreign investment from buying out distressed Indian companies. The government also amended the General Financial Rules 2017 to disallow participation of countries sharing land borders with India in government contracts.

India, however, has no tradition of long-term policy planning documents, which might have done much to prevent the surprise of Ladakh. Our policy, therefore, is short term, and subject to election cycles and bureaucratic stove piping. Thats simply not good enough. A long-term policy paper, with elements leaked out to the media, might be a thought. Most vitally, it will put the whole government on the same page.

Also read: Why has Indias China policy been such a failure? Question New Delhis assumptions first

The US alliance system created after World War II was directed primarily against the Soviets. Europe did participate in theatres like Afghanistan, but their hearts are simply not in it. The Indo-Pacific construct is an attempt to create a semi-alliance outside traditional treaty partners such as Australia and Japan using different platforms including the Quad. Here again, India has chosen to stress inclusivity, so that it is not seen as directed against China, although Delhi did tag the need for quality infrastructure based on sovereignty, equality and territorial integrity as well as transparency, economic viability and financial responsibility in a rare dig at the BRI (Belt and Road Initiative).

But that was as far as Delhi was willing to go. Meanwhile, it continued to attend forums like the SCO and the Russia-India-China trilateral. That puzzles US watchers as to what is actually the status of China-India relations. But the reality is that relations are never cut off, especially during a crisis, as the US should know from the Cuban missile crisis. Even during the peak of the Cold War, the two sides continued to engage. However, it might be useful to keep the US briefed about the intent and outcomes of these meetings on a case by case basis. Sometimes, transparency can speed up movement of files, and prevent nasty comments in Congress.

Also read: Hybrid war, Quad or sitting it out? The 5 options for India against China

The signing of all four foundational agreements with the US and the designation of Delhi as a Major Defense Partner does mean that bilateral relations have reached a new level, even though it falls well short of any treaty alliance. It is unlikely that India will agree to a full treaty relationship that binds it as a junior partner to the US, unless the Chinese threat increases to levels where even the nuclear deterrent is deemed effective. That is unlikely, since Beijing knows full well that any outright aggression will have serious consequences.

Short of that, however, its possible to broaden the relationship to include a strong intelligence partnership within the Quad, in a manner similar to theFive Eyes Alliance, which comprises the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. All four Quad members critically need to sit together to decide on the threat ten years down the line, and the specifics of capabilities needed against an agreed-upon threat. That, in turn, could be in part the basis for Indias own long-term defence planning.

Japan, Australia and India are already in talks for supply chain resilience to reduce dependence on China. Similar initiatives like cooperation for technology innovation could be considered. But the key here is Quad members sitting down to seriously consider the strategic threat, not just defence. That falls short of one for all and all for one defence commitment. But it does put all on a common path of fending off the multifarious threats from China, like cyber attacks, linked espionage and technology theft.

It is said that there is a tide in the affairs of men, including bureaucrats. Its time to evaluate that tide, one from the west and the other from the east, and then pull together across ministries to move in the desired direction. Coordination is key for all concerned, including the US whose tendency to lecture others on issues that it has little or no understanding of, tends to push the boat in the opposite direction. That could be called sitting on the fence too, one which would be mighty uncomfortable to accept.

The author is former director, National Security Council Secretariat. Views are personal.

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Apart from this pandemic to end that has cost so many lives already, what do we most wish for these days? Apart from the stuff that we can buy with money I think, the angels Christmas message in the Bible puts it pretty close to what every other religion in the world makes their claim, too. Peace on Earth.

These days, we are entering another period of holiday frenzy. In some parts of this nation, there are lockdowns in place. And between the limitations we experience and the holiday stress, political rifts and traditional prejudices, the nerves of many of us lie in tatters. Although we SHOULD experience the joy of Christmas whether we are believers or not. Instead, we hear of armed clashes between groups of what I dare call individual whims, of police having to interfere, of harsh words against people of a different opinion. And the Christmas message seems to fall on a lot of deaf ears.

How can we change this? How can we achieve this mighty not-to-be-bought peace?

I think we need to slow down a lot and ponder what creates happiness for us and what creates stress. Could we simply not overthink the outer appearance of Christmas or any other holiday we might be celebrating? Is it really about lights, glitz, and making ones bank account scream? Can simpler work? Could we take ourselves down a notch and not try to be perfect for our family and friends? I think perfect people are rather intimidating, by the way. We dont have to clean the house while baking a dozen different kinds of cookies, designing the perfect Christmas decoration, and getting the most luxurious gifts in the now most crowded stores.

How about we take a breath and sit back? Take a walk in the winter air? There are such beautiful areas around. Only recently, my husband and I discovered another park in the area and enjoyed an afternoons sunshine, walking through woods and wetlands. Or take up a book and read maybe even to somebody else? Or sing along a CD or play an instrument even better: perform music together with our family? Light a candle and think of childhood Christmases? Share these memories? Write them down for our family?

Taking speed out of the holiday preparations removes a lot of stress which again creates a much friendlier atmosphere. Everybody needs friendliness. Love. If we think outside our individual selves, do we like others enough? Love them enough? Cherish them enough? When was the last time that we praised somebodys work genuinely? Or told them they looked nice? Or how much we appreciate them in our lives? Its a small gesture that may cause another person to feel warm. And that person might feel encouraged to hand that good feeling on to others.

Indeed, if we cared that everybody else wants to be loved and cherished just like we are, that might make for a strong beginning. A friendly hello to a passer-by on a sidewalk instead of glaring at them because they are walking too slowly or wear clothes that dont fit our bill or A smile that crinkles your eyes above your mask. A helping hand to reach something for somebody too small or disabled in a supermarket. A Thank you, and Merry Christmas to those who deliver our Christmas mail. Im sure, everybody could make a list of how we can spread friendliness that doesnt cost us more than moving a few facial muscles or a supportive hand.

And if we remember that what we deem our rights might diminish the rights of others, maybe we can compromise and find ways of communicating again instead of blasting obdurate slogans into each others faces. Or insults. Or even arm ourselves to our teeth.

We all want and need peace. And it starts in ourselves. So, lets relax and look for the true meaning of Christmas. We can do it if we let everybody be a little less perfect and feel a little more loved.

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A spiked fence in Cameron Heights on which several deer have impaled themselves is being retrofitted with a flat rail.

"City contractors are currently installing retrofit rail along the top of the privately-owned and city-owned portions of the fence in Cameron Heights so they no longer pose a danger to wildlife in the ravine," City of Edmonton spokespersonKaren Burgess said an email to CBC News.

Thework was delayed due to COVID-19, the need for consent from affected homeownersand a decision to "expand the area of eligible properties that could participate in the fence modification program," Burgess said.

Burgess said the work began earlier this week and shouldtake about two weeks.

"The city also installed orange snow fencing to the topof the fence as a temporary measure to reduce the danger to wildlife by helping them better see the limits of the fence until the permanent retrofits could be completed," she said.

The news comes as a relief to homeowner's association president Melanie Wilson who believes at least five deer and one moose have died after becoming impaled on the fence.

She's been pushing for the change for almost four of the eight years she's lived in the community.

"Oh my gosh, we're totally excited that this has finally happened," WilsonsaidThursday. "It is definitely a Christmas miracle, that's for sure."

Despite the good news, Wilson has concerns with the city's handing of the issue.

"They actually suffered quite severely and suffered for quite a long time before they were shot and killed," she said. "There was definitely no way that they would have made a recovery after their injuries."

City councillor Sarah Hamilton, who represents the community, praisedcommunity members who spoke up and kept pressing the issue

"The community has been a great supporter in terms of holding not just me, but the city to account on when this is going to get done," she said. "I think they did so out of the goodness of their heart, it's pretty awful to see this happen to wild animals."

Hamilton said this type of spiked fence isprevalent throughout Edmonton, but seems to really be an issue in Cameron Heights.

"It just so happens that in this particular neighbourhood it doesn't really work for the wildlife."

Burgess said an update to the City of Edmonton's design and construction standards to be completed by the end of the year, will exclude spiked fences.

"In the meantime, a moratorium has been placed on picket-style subdivision perimeter fences to prevent new fencing from conflicting with wildlife," she said.

Thecost of the retrofit won't be knownuntil the jobis complete, Burgess said.

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A view of construction progress at 44 East Avenue. Image: Flintco

Construction outfit Flintco, currently putting up developer Intracorps 44 East Avenue condo tower in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, is giving us another episode of its documentary series Beyond the Fence providing an unusually inside look at the kitchen-sink process of developing a 49-floor building.

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Episode 2 of the series, Harmony by Design, spends its more than 15-minute runtime exploring the many connections between local firms, individuals, and designers to eventually create a residential building that responds to its surrounding downtown environment particularly the social life of the adjacent Rainey Street entertainment district and the budding parks and trail connections surrounding its site. Catch the whole documentary in the video below:

Produced by Flintco marketing directorTim Garbuttand videographerJohn Whitton of SteadyBuilt Productions, each episode of the series includes an original song, also written and recorded by Garbutt. We are particularly enthralled by this auteur-esque addition to what might otherwise risk being a dry piece of promotional material its honestly one of the more full-tilt strange and wonderfully human marketing decisions weve ever seen from a company associated with a project of this magnitude.

This episodes original song is entitled Every Road I Take, and serves as a posthumous collaboration between Garbutt and his brother Billy Garbs, an Austin musician who wrote the song in the 1990s but died in 2001 without ever releasing it. Garbutt recorded the track for the documentary again, this is an unusually personal choice for Flintcos marketing director, and its endlessly fascinating to us as tower enthusiasts and fans of interesting, dare we say weird, Austinites. If you like looking beyond the fence around town as much as we do, this series is must-see TV.

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She points to the attention around the death of 13-year-old Evan Frustaglio, a healthy Toronto minor hockey player who died of H1N1 in 2009. The case galvanized once-skeptical parents, prompting Toronto to launch public vaccination clinics early.

Information alone is not sufficient, said Dub. Stories are important because they are authentic, they contain a narrative and they are from someone whom patients can identify with.

Social media has made it possible for vaccine skeptics to find like-minded people and amplify their messages. Those who completely reject vaccines are a small but vocal slice of the population about two per cent, she said.

Vaccine skeptics have borrowed personal freedom rhetoric and language from other groups, said Mai. With COVID-19 vaccines at hand, they are pivoting to focus more squarely on sowing doubts about the necessity for COVID vaccines and their safety.

Public officials always have to look behind them to see what misinformers are saying. They will have to think like them, in a way.

Past outbreaks have shown that communication has to be a two-way street, said Alison Thompson, a researcher in ethical issues in public health at the University of Toronto.

Peoples concerns about vaccines must be listened to, because not all concerns come from the extreme fringe of the anti-vaccine movement. There are legitimate concerns about how much we will know, what will happen if people are injured by vaccines, and who stands to profit most from COVID-19 vaccines.

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Al Mezan condemns the act and calls for international intervention

On Wednesday morning, 16 December 2020, Israeli military bulldozers crossed the perimeter fence into the Gaza Strip, east of Khan Younis, reaching up to 200 meters into agricultural lands in Abasan al-Kabira, Khuzaa, and al-Fukhari. For hours, Israeli troops razed and leveled Palestinian lands and cropssome of which had been prepared for plantingand eventually left placards written in both Arabic and Hebrew demanding that the Palestinian farmers uproot their crops in the area within a certain time frame otherwise the military is going to remove them.

During a similar incident on Thursday, 17 December 2020, farmers in the Rafah district also reported that they had found similar placards on their farmlands located 100 meters from the perimeter fence.

Israel, the Occupying Power, continues to carry out land incursions and to maintain its closure policy over the Gaza Strip even against the backdrop of the COVID-19 global health crisis and related concerns for the financial situation and food insecurity in the Strip, directly violating its obligation to protect the human rights of civilians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

These regular incursions and movement restrictions in the Israeli-imposed buffer zone in Gaza are not only life-threatening, but they also severely harm the livelihoods of thousands of Palestinian farmers. For instance, Israel periodically conducts aerial spraying of herbicides over Palestinian farmlands to destroy vegetation adjacent to the perimeter fence and has often employed lethal force to ward off farmers. At a time when families across the whole Gaza Strip are at higher risk of food insecurity and poverty, the impact of Israels relentless attacks on farmlands in the buffer zone has increased.

Al Mezan strongly condemns Israels targeting of Palestinian farmers and warns of the grave repercussions it has on their lives, most notably, the role such attacks play in stifling the Strips economic development and exacerbating the dire living conditions of Gazas population, especially during the pandemic.

Accordingly, Al Mezan calls on the international community to uphold its moral and legal obligations towards the Palestinian people by exerting pressure on Israel to cease all the attacks against Palestinian farmers and lift the blockade and closure unilaterally imposed on the Gaza Strip, in addition to ensuring accountability for all suspected violations of international law perpetrated in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Tributes have been paid to a dad-of-four who died after his car crashed into a fence in north Manchester.

Jeff Beaumont, 67, is thought to have suffered a medical episode whilst driving his Volkswagen Golf on Crescent Road in Crumpsall.

Emergency services were called to the junction of Duchess Road at around 1.40am on Monday, 14 December.

Mr Beaumont, who lived in the Cheetham Hill area, was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.

Police believe he suffered a medical episode before the crash.

A post-mortem examination to determine exactly how Mr Beaumont died is yet to take place.

Manchester Coroner's Court confirmed they had received a file relating to Mr Beaumont's death. An inquest is due to take place at a later date.

Tributes have poured in for the dad on social media, following the tragic news of his death.

One friend wrote: "Rip Jeff you were always so kind to me we would talk for hours on the front your with your wife now but have left us broken. RIP to the best next door neighbour ever.

Another said: "Was such a lovely man. Hes with his wife Jackie now. RIP the both of you. Thinking of their children and grandchildren at this heartbreaking time.

Another wrote: "Rest in peace Geoff [sic] now reunited with Your Lovely wife Jackie a beautiful couple, going to miss our chats about football when you came in shopping rest easy Geoff [sic] thinking of all your family at this sad time."

One person said: "So sad r.i.p sweet heart fly high my heart goes out to your family and friends at this sad time."

An investigation into the incident has been launched, and police are urging for any witnesses to come foward.

Sergeant Matt Picton, of GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Our thoughts are with the man's loved ones at this incredibly difficult time.

"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision - I'd ask anyone with information or dash cam footage to contact us."

Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 4741 quoting 137 14/12/20 or the independent charity - Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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