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A driver ran away from police through a town centre wearing just a dressing gown.

The bizarre scene played out in Bury on Tuesday morning and came after officers on patrol pulled over a car due to a 'defective light'.

Officers said the vehicle was also stopped due to the manner of driving. But the driver didn't hang around to answer any questions, fleeing through the nearby town centre in the gown.

It's understood the car - a Ford Fiesta with damaged bodywork - was stopped on the A58 Jubilee Way opposite Bury Grammar School just outside Bury town centre on Tuesday morning.

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The car was seized and towed away - with police sharing an image on social media.

Police said the registered keeper and insured party would be prosecut

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