Police issue update after crash on Lever Street in Bolton

Two cars collided on Lever Street, Bolton, early on Sunday afternoon, with one patient being taken to hospital, according to the North West ambulance service, although there were no serious injuries.

Police were on the scene to divert traffic, but no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

The crash on Lever Street (Image: Public)

Councillor Mohammed Ayub: “There were signs put up there but they haven’t had much effect.”

“There have been so many accidents at this junction – something needs to be done.

“It is a very difficult junction to judge.”

The signs in question are the ‘give way’ signs and the motion-activated ‘give way, slow down’ signs which light up if a car is going too fast.

The crash involved two cars, one of which was a learner vehicle, and knocked an electricity pole over at the junction between Lever Street and Fletcher Street.

One of the cars in the crash was a black convertible Peugeot, while the other was a blue car associated with a local driving school.

The crash on Lever Street with the blue driving school car (Image: Public)

A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “The two-car road traffic collision happened around 12.45pm – no serious injuries or arrests.”

There have been a number of accidents in that area, with police issuing an appeal after a serious crash last autumn.

A pensioner was seriously injured in 2024 after crossing Fletcher Street and needed an operation.