Car and police van crash on Wigan Road in Bolton

The crash happened on Wigan Road last night, leaving the bus stop badly damaged and debris scattered across the road.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 7:21pm on Wednesday, March 19 following reports of a road traffic collision involving the two vehicles.

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The impact caused the police van to crash into a bus stop outside the Co-op, shattering glass across the pavement and carriageway.

The Police van collided with a bus stop completely shattering the glass (Image: NikesXIII)

Images and videos from the scene show the front of the car completely destroyed, while the police van also sustained significant front-end damage.

A man was seen getting out of the car appearing shaken but uninjured.

Both the driver and police officers involved were later seen speaking at the roadside.

A video of the aftermath of the crash can be found here .

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “At 7:21pm we were made aware of a road traffic collision, involving a police van and another vehicle that subsequently hit a bus stop.

“There was glass on the pavement from the bus stop, but this was cleared along with the vehicles.

“Only minor injuries reported.”

The incident happened on Wigan Road, near Deane, outside the Co-op.

Both vehicles faced front damage (Image: NikesXIII)

It is one of several collisions to have taken place on this stretch of road in recent months.

In January, four people died after a car collided head-on with a taxi on Wigan Road in Deane in the early hours of Sunday, January 11.