Overview
- Emergency crews found a 43-year-old man unconscious on Crescent Road in Crumpsall at about 11:50 pm Monday, and he later died in hospital.
- Following Tuesday's murder inquiry, officers taped off Crescent Road and nearby Wellington Road and set up an evidence tent while forensics worked.
- A man arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene was later bailed as detectives continued to check what led to the collapse.
- Relatives named the victim as Nawaz Khan, a father of three, and said they were told early post-mortem findings suggested a medical episode.
- Greater Manchester Police now class the case as an unexpected death and ask anyone with CCTV, doorbell, mobile or dashcam footage to quote log 3923 of 23/03/2026.