He had been one of four in a group when tragedy struck on Tuesday evening.
The Bolton[1] News has learnt the group were using two inflatable canoes at the time of the incident[2].
Emergency services were called at around 8pm on Tuesday evening.
After …
St Peter’s Way from the M60 to the centre of the town.
The road is subject to a 50mph[1] speed limit, which is clearly signposted and marked by average speed cameras.
These capture the speed at which a driver goes between two set points rather than ge…
The crash happened at around 7.17am on the M61 northbound near junction two, which has closed the slip road there, causing miles of congestion back to junction 14 of the M60 near to Swinton Interchange.
Emergency services attended the scene, and the ca…
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There are delays on the M6 and M61 around Preston after a rush hour crash this morning (Tuesday, December 19).
Two lanes are closed on M61 southbound from M6 junc…
The westbound carriageway is partially blocked at junction 4 (Darwen/Blackburn South) due to the crash.
The incident was first reported shortly before 8am.
A spokesperson for the AA traffic website said: “Partially blocked and queueing traffic due to c…
M65 junction 5 (Image: StreetView)
There are delays on the M65 due to a multi-vehicle crash earlier this morning.
Lanes on the M65 eastbound carriageway between junction five (Guide/Shadsworth) and junction six (Blackburn/ Whitebirk Roundabout) hav…
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Lancashire Road Safety Partnership has published a list of places it is planning to monitor for the next…