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Wigan Road crash brings down traffic lights on island
Shortly before 9am, a silver Kia crashed on Wigan Road in Deane and brought down one of the traffic lights with it.
Images taken after the incident show the front bumper smashed in at one side with the lights and a bollard trapped underneath the car at the junction with Hulton Lane and Horsfield Street.
The crash happened on Wigan Road this morning (Image: Public)
Traffic was held up in both directions while the wreck was removed – but this happened quickly and the road was clear around an hour later.
Wigan Road has been the scene of a number of crashes in recent days – most notoriously the crash in January which killed four people.
But Cllr Ayyub Patel, of Rumworth, said this morning’s crash was not on a junction which is seen as an issue, with measures such as traffic lights already in place.
He said: “I would just advise drivers to be aware on the highway network and be mindful and respect pedestrians and other road users.”
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