THE FAMILY of a hit and run victim have paid tribute to their daughter who was killed crossing Chester Road last week.

The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Emma Galton, from Sale. Miss Galton died at the scene near Old Trafford on Thursday, June 28, despite the best efforts of the emergency services to save her life.

Miss Galton's grieving parents said: "We are completely devastated to hear of our eldest daughter Emma’s untimely death. We know she is at peace now in heaven with the Lord Jesus.

“We would like to take this opportunity to express heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in the investigation and to everyone that helped our son to get back from his holiday so that he could be with us at this heart-breaking time.”

Miss Galton was struck by a silver Ford Mondeo at a pedestrian crossing near the junction of Manson Avenue in Chester Road at 9.25pm.

The driver fled the scene immediately after the collision.

Police Sergeant Danny Byrne of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “I would like to directly appeal to the driver to come and talk to police, you know who you are, you know what happened, you should do the right thing now. We won’t stop until we find you.

“My thoughts continue to be with the woman’s family, I can’t imagine what her loved ones are going through. I want to be in a position to answer all of their questions, and I can only do that with help from those who know what happened.

“I would also like to renew my appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward, or for anyone who might know where the driver is to get in touch with police.

“We are still collecting dash-cam footage, so if you managed to capture the incident or the Silver Mondeo driving to or away from the scene, then please pass your footage to police."

Anyone with information should contact GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.