A MAN from Bolton has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a car crash left one man dead and a teenager fighting for his life.

A crash on Wednesday in Crescent Road, Crumpsall, saw a 42-year-old man die from his injuries in hospital and a 13-year-old boy left in a critical condition.

Ivan Girga, aged 25, of Wigan Road, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of serious injury by dangerous driving, according to Greater Manchester Police. 

He appeared before Manchester Magistrates Court on Saturday, where he was remanded to appear before Manchester Crown Court on July 5.

Police were called shortly before 6pm to reports of a collision between a silver Vauxhall Zafira and a black Volkswagen Golf. 

The 42-year-old man, a passenger in the Vauxhall, was taken to hospital where he died a short time later from his injuries.

He has since been formally identified as Ghusanfar Ilyas from Crumpsall. 

Six other people who were travelling in the Vauxhall were all taken to hospital, where they remain for treatment. One of the six — a 13-year-old boy — remains in a critical condition and a 42-year-old woman is also being treated for serious injuries.

A 3-year-old boy, who was travelling in the Volkswagen and taken to hospital later in the day, also remains there for treatment.

Police Constable Suzanne Keenan, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Tragically, a man has lost his life and a teenage boy remains in a critical condition in hospital.

"A woman and a child are also being treated for serious injuries and our thoughts remain with everyone involved whilst specialist officers support their families.

“Several other people also remain in hospital for treatment and while we have arrested a man, our enquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding this collision remain ongoing. 

“We know a man driving a silver Renault Modus transported a couple of people to hospital and we’d appeal directly to him to get in touch with us.

"I want to stress that he’s not in any trouble but we believe he may hold vital information that could steer our investigation.

“If you saw any of the cars in the area beforehand, witnessed the collision or have dash-cam or CCTV footage, please get in touch with us as soon as possible”

Anyone with information should call GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 or 101 quoting incident number 1754 of 06/06/2019, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.