A MOTHER has asked Transport for Greater Manchester to look at the lights at a “dangerous” junction in Lostock.

Emma Coetzee has renewed her campaign to change the syncing of the lights after an accident on Monday which left Chorley New Road at its junction with Victoria Road closed for hours.

A woman had to be cut out of her Audi TT on Monday after the three car collision and following that Mrs Coetzee has been in touch with the organisation to ask for something to be done.

The 36-year-old said: “I first mentioned it to the council in February because it is something that I have noticed before when people are wanting to turn right from Chorley New Road on to Victoria Road they have to wait until it has gone on to red to turn.

“I see it happening every day and it is dangerous, I have seen people nearly crashing all the time and I think the syncing is out.

“I am not suggesting that this was the reason for the crash on Monday but when things happen it reminds you that something needs to be done about it.

“It is not safe and I am so wary when I go past there, I won’t turn at that junction because it is so dangerous, I don’t want to put my children at risk by turning there so I turn down other roads.

“Something needs to be done to make it safer.”

A Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) spokesperson said: “No fault with the traffic lights at the junction of Chorley New Road, Victoria Road and Beaumont Road in Bolton was reported to us on Monday 12 December and we are not aware of any failure of the lights since then.”

Anyone who notices a fault with permanent traffic signals can report them to TfGM by either visiting the highways page on their website or by calling the control centre on 0845 600 1220 or 0161 244 1511.

The cause of the accident on Monday is not known but it involved a red Audi TT, a grey Vauxhall Vectra and a silver Land Rover.

The driver of the Audi had to be removed from her car by the fire service.

A spokesman for the ambulance service confirmed that the driver of the Audi, a woman in her mid 20s, was taken to Salford Royal Hospital with back pain.

There were three other patients who were described as “walking wounded.”