Car overturns and occupants flee the scene following crash in Bolton

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direct to your inboxA driver who falsely registered a car under the name 'Freddie Flintoff' led police on a high-speed chase through north Manchester.When police seized the car they found more than ten empty fuel drums and a syphoning kit.Officers joked that the famous cricketer would be unlikely to get himself into such a 'sticky wicket'.Police from the transport unit first tried to stop the driver of the Citroen Picasso on Tuesday.It led to a 'short pursuit' around Monsall and Collyhurst,

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to a dad-of-four who died after his car crashed into a fence in north Manchester.Jeff Beaumont, 67, is thought to have suffered a medical episode whilst driving his Volkswagen Golf on Crescent Road in Crumpsall.Emergency services were called to the junction of Duchess Road at around 1.40am on Monday, 14 December.Mr Beaumont, who lived in the Cheetham Hill area, was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.Police believe

Bolton, last night (December 18) after a white Vauxhall Insignia smashed into the front of a house near Welling Street. The window frame was bent back and the wall was broken due to the crash.

Bolton North officers issued a statement on Facebook at 7.15pm, saying: " #CLOSURE | Tonge Moor Road, #TongeMoor is currently closed due to a collision."The road is closed from the junction with Union Road up to the junction with Ainsworth Lane. Please use alternative routes." Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email

in Wigan.  Police were called to reports of a robbery at Pennywise Off-licence in Ennerdale Road, Astley at around 9pm on December 6. Three men entered the shop and threatened staff, demanding they hand over goods. They then fled in a blue Skoda Octavia in the direction of Astley Street and Manchester Road with money and cigarettes from the store.Police say they are described as being skinny to medium build and wearing dark coloured clothing and balaclavas.

direct to your inboxPolice were scrambled to Manchester city centre after a car crashed into railings.Pictures from the scene showed a badly damaged saloon car after it had crashed through railings on Great Ancoats Street.The road was closed briefly while the wreckage was cleared from the carriageway.A flatbed truck later removed the damaged car.Unconfirmed reports from the scene suggested the crash followed a police pursuit.The incident happened on Great Ancoats Street at its junction with

direct to your inboxA mother and daughter are homeless for Christmas after a car crashed into their house for the second time in months.Friends of Pauline Fitzgerald, 82, and Verna Harper, 54, are rallying round to help and raise money - alongside the community where they live in Oldham.A red Volkswagen Golf collided with the front of their terraced property on Hollins Road, Oldham, in September last year.

Salford.

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in Salford it has been confirmed. A blue coloured Renault left the A57 Liverpool Road in Irlam and collided with several trees, police said.

direct to your inbox A teenage boy has been arrested after two men - one a wheelchair user - were hit by a car in north Manchester. It follows an incident on Fold Street in Moston just before 11am yesterday (Wednesday).

a jury was told last week.Skana was found not guilty after a seven-day trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court ended with the prosecution telling jurors it would no longer pursue a murder charge.She was sentenced today (Tuesday) at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter at an earlier hearing.She was given a life sentence, with a minimum term of 8 years, but will be detained in hospital and only be sent to prison if her treatment allows it.Judge Mr

hereGreater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service also attended the incident  and had to cut one person out of a vehicle.Police have now confirmed that there were three casualties, including one who was taken to hospital, but that they all sustained only minor injuries.The road, along with two lanes of the adjoining Bury New Road, were closed for some time following the incident and led to traffic delays in the area for several hours.In a statement, GMFRS said: "At 16.24 on 4th December 2020, four

direct to your inboxA man who died after being hit by a car near the Royal Manchester Infirmary has been namedThe person fatally struck on Upper Brook Street (A34) was 35-year-old Daniel Kirton, police have confirmed.Mr Kirton was said to have been lying in the road when he was struck by a grey Toyota Verso at 11.35pm last night (December 3).Police say his next of kin have been informed of his death.The driver of the Toyota remained at the scene and is assisting police with enquiries.No arrests

Bolton, when he crashed on November 24, Bolton Coroner's Court heard.