Witnesses claim they saw an Asian man calmly bending down and picking up the possessions as pandemonium broke out in the aftermath of the tragedy near Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Police are still battling to identify the victim, who was dressed in in traditional Muslim attire, after no one reported a missing woman who matches her description.
She died instantly when she stepped into the path of the articulated lorry as it was being driven through the rush hour.
The ensuing impact propelled her handbag and shoes up to 100 yards from the rest of her body.
The grisly nature of the incident led to ghoulish onlookers taking sick pictures of the gruesome scene and posting them on Twitter.
Police want to track down the man who was captured on CCTV carrying objects including shoes. Read More