Stewart WhittinghamNorth West
PA
Police were called to reports of a collision in the early hours of Sunday morning
Three teenagers and a man in his 50s were killed in a collision involving a taxi and a car in which five others were also injured, police have said.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said two vehicles were involved in what is believed to have been a head-on crash, which happened at 00:45 GMT in Wigan Road, Bolton.
The force said three men travelling in a red Seat Leon – two aged 18, the other 19 – had died. The driver of the Citroen C4 Picasso, believed to be a taxi, was also killed.
GMP said the five injured passengers had been taken to hospital where they were undergoing treatment.
The crash scene has been sealed off.
GMP has appealed for any information about the fatal collision.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “At around 12.50am, three fire engines and the technical response unit attended a crash involving a taxi and a car on Wigan Road, Bolton.
“Firefighters arrived quickly to make the area safe and used cutting equipment to help remove people from the vehicles before passing them into the care of North West Ambulance Service.
“Greater Manchester Police assisted with cordoning the area.
“Crews were in attendance for roughly two hours.”