Four people have died in a head on crash in the early hours of Sunday morning
The scene on Wigan Road (Image: Manchester Evening News)
Three teenagers and a taxi driver who died in a crash in Greater Manchester have been named locally. The men, aged between 18 and 19, were in a red Seat Leon when it collided head-on with a Citreon C4 Picasso taxi.
The incident took place on Wigan Road in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday. The teenagers have been named by the Bolton Council of Mosques (BCoM) as Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, Farhan Patel and Muhammad Danyaal Asghar Ali.
The taxi driver has also been named to be Mosrab Ali, who police have said is in his 50s. In a statement posted online, the BCoM have said they are supporting the victims’ families.
The scene on Wigan Road.(Image: Manchester Evening News)
It is believed the taxi driver was from Blackburn according to the Lancashire Telegraph. Five injured passengers were being treated in hospital.
Speaking to reporters at the scene on Wigan Road, Chief Inspector Helen McCormick said formal identification of the deceased remains ongoing.
A woman who lives on the road said that a “loud bang” woke her up and she noticed “quite a bit of debris” on the road when looking out of her window. She also said she saw a red car that was “really damaged”.
Another local resident said he did not see what happened but heard a “car accelerating”.
Four have died in the crash(Image: )
Footage from a nearby property shared online showed a head-on crash, before both cars and debris were sent flying in different directions. Inspector McCormick said: “It is with great sadness that I can confirm that in the early hours of this morning, four people tragically died in a collision here on Wigan Road.
“They are believed to be three teenagers, aged 18 and 19, and a taxi driver in his 50s. Formal identification is ongoing at this time, and of course it is pivotal that we get this right.
“The families of those we believe have been fatally injured in this incident are being informed, and we have specialist family liaison officers supporting them at this current time. Five other people have been taken to hospital where they are currently being treated.
“This was a devastating incident for all those involved, none more so than the families of the deceased.
“This was a particularly challenging scene for colleagues in the emergency services, and I want to thank first responders from our Bolton district and road policing unit of GMP, as well as the fire service and ambulance service, for all their hard work through the night and into today.
“This is a tragic remainder of the importance of safety on our roads across Greater Manchester and here in Bolton, where plenty of work has been done and continues to try and ensure our roads are safe for all. We have massively reduced the number of serious and fatal collisions in Bolton. But we have all got much more to do.
“One incident is one too many and this will do nothing to bring back the four lives affected. My thoughts are with everyone affected.”