Police share update on five people injured in fatal crash in Bolton

Police have shared further details about the five people who were hurt in a fatal car crash in Bolton, with one woman's injuries described as "potentially life-threatening".

The four people who died in the crash involving a taxi and a car have been named as Masrob Ali, 54, who is believed to be the taxi driver, Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18, Farhan Patel, 18, and Mohammed Danyaal, 19.

Five passengers from both cars - a Seat Leon and a Citroen C4 Picasso - remain in hospital.

Greater Manchester Police said: "In the Citroen, a 29-year-old woman suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. A 28-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man suffered serious injuries and a 29-year-old man has minor injuries.

"An 18-year-old man, who was a passenger in the Seat, remains in hospital for treatment on minor injuries."

Detective Inspector Andrew Page said: "We are still in the early stages of our investigation and work is ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this terrible incident.

"As an investigation team we would encourage people to be mindful of sharing footage on social media given the impact this will have on all the families involved in such a tragic incident."

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Footage from a nearby property shared online showed a head-on crash, before both cars and debris were sent flying in different directions.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said emergency teams responded to the crash on Wigan Road in Bolton at around 12.50am.

"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," they said.

"Greater Manchester Police assisted with cordoning the area. Crews were in attendance for roughly two hours."

A local resident said she was woken by a loud crash and later saw a large amount of debris scattered across the road, along with a red car that had been badly damaged.

Councillor Ayyub Patel, of Bolton Council, told Sky News the "incredibly tragic incident" had left the whole community "devastated".

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