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Three teenagers thought to be among four dead after car and taxi crash in Bolton
Three teenagers and a taxi driver died in a head-on collision on Wigan Road, Bolton, with five others hospitalized, Greater Manchester Police said.
- A head-on collision on Wigan Road, Bolton, around 12.45 am today killed three people and injured five, police said.
- Greater Manchester Police appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage, providing SCIU contact 0161 856 4741, log 111 of January 11, and Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.
- Bolton Council of Mosques has named the four men believed to have died as Muhammad Danyaal Asghar Ali, Farhan Patel, Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, and Mosrab Ali.
- Chief Inspector Helen McCormick said formal identification is ongoing, with specialist family liaison officers supporting next of kin after firefighters used cutting equipment and three fire engines plus a technical response unit attended.
- Ring doorbell footage and witnesses show one car on the wrong lane before impact, while local councillors urged the public not to speculate and confirmed police said the crash did not follow a pursuit.
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Teenagers thought to be among victims of Greater Manchester car crash
A red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday. Three teenagers are believed to be among the four who died in a crash between a car and a taxi in Greater Manchester. A red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. The driver of the Seat and two passengers, believed to be three men aged …
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