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Emergency[1] services were called to the incident on the M61 northbound at around 8.30am on Friday, February 20.
Both sides of the motorway were closed between junctions two and four for several hours.
Police[2] confirmed that the collision involved tw…
Drivers faced long delays
11:36, 20 Feb 2026
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Queues approaching the M61(Image: National Highways/Traffic Cameras)
Emergency services closed off the M61 following a crash near Bolton[1]. Two cars and a lorry were involved in the collision at…
Two incidents are causing delays across Greater Manchester’s motorways. A crash involving a lorry and two cars is causing delays near Stockport this morning (February 14).
Queues are stretching between junctions one at the Stockport Pyramid and 27 at P…
The crash happened just before 8pm on Derby Street.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed to The Bolton News[1] that officers were called to the scene at around 7.50pm.
Police believe there were no serious injuries and the incident has bee…
David Lalgee, 64, died after his car was hit by a HGV after a tyre blowout in Greater Manchester – witnesses described the tragic incident as sounding like a ‘bomb explosion’
19:47, 13 Nov 2025
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David Lalgee with his wife, Jo(Image: GoFu…
David Lalgee’s car was hit by the HGV after it crashed through a metal central reservation barrier into oncoming traffic
18:47, 13 Nov 2025
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Mr Lalgee and his wife, Jo(Image: GoFundMe/family handout)
A selfless and much-loved church past…
The cameras will be installed along the road which covers, Wigan Road through to Westhoughton, as well as Astley Bridge at Moss Bank Way, and Breightmet where there have been a number of crashes, as an extension of the Vision Project.
Vision Zero is a …
A motorist has been fined for speeding at 67mph on the M4.
High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard how Nathan Williams was driving on the motorway near Slough when he was caught by an automatic speed camera.
He was travelling between junctions six and s…
A dad who killed his own son in a drug fuelled driving collision was among those jailed in September 2025.Daniel Burba lost control of his van on the M6 near Lancaster, killing his teenage son.Also jailed were shoplifters, drug dealers and paedophiles….
Commuters heading towards Manchester and Bolton from Preston have been stuck in long delays
Motorists heading out of Preston towards Bolton and Manchester saw early morning delays on the M61.
Delays of more than half-an-hour were reported on the M61[1]…