TRIBUTES have been paid to a mother of two killed when a car mounted the pavement and ran into her.

Ellen Newman, aged 46, died following the crash in Kearsley on Thursday - the day she was moving home from Market Street, Stoneclough to be closer to her family in Swinton.

She was hit by a blue Ford Fiesta as it travelled along Stoneclough Road.

The car hit Ms Newman on the pavement then smashed into a tree.

Ms Newman leaves two children, three grandchildren and nine brothers and sisters.

And the devastated family today celebrated her life, saying: "Ellen was a loving mum to her son and daughter and an adoring grandmother to her three young grandchildren.

"She was a well loved family-orientated person, was always the life and soul of the party and could light up a room.

"She enjoyed fishing, reading and other hobbies in her spare time. She was loved and will be sadly missed as a mother, daughter, sister and nanna."

Ms Newman was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

The 20-year-old driver of the Ford Fiesta was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital suffering from minor injuries. He has since returned home.

Anyone with any further information should contact the road policing unit on 0161 856 7201 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.