Arrest made and three taken to hospital due to Bolton crash

Emergency services were called to Ringley Road West, between Radcliffe and Kearsley, around 11am to reports of a collision involving one vehicle.

Three people were taken to hospital after the vehicle came off the road and collided with a tree and a 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving, police said.

The crash caused the road to be closed in both directions between Elm Avenue and Wood Street with heavy traffic in the area for some time.

Two Vision Bus routes also had to be diverted.

512/513 Out of Farnworth to little lever then stopes road/Bolton road to Radcliffe. 512 will the resume normal route. 513 will go up outwood rd turn left onto ringley road and resume normal route. Same in reverse from bury

— Vision Bus (@VisionBus) October 30, 2021

A GMP spokesman said: "Police were called just after 11am today (30 October) to a report of a collision involving one vehicle on Ringley Road West in Radcliffe. The vehicle had come off the road and collided with a tree.

"Emergency services attended and three people were taken to hospital. The driver - a man aged 20 - was arrested on suspicion of drug driving offences and enquiries are ongoing."

A Transport for Greater Manchester post said: "Road closed. A667 Ringley Road West is closed between Elm Avenueand Wood Street.

"This is due to a Police Incident. Please seek an alternative route. Local bus services Vision Bus are on diversion."

✅ * UPDATE *

✅ This incident has now cleared.@VisionBus services can resume normal routes on services 512 and 513.

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— Transport for Greater Manchester 🚲🚶🏾‍♀️ (@OfficialTfGM) October 30, 2021

Anyone with information  - including dashcam or CCTV footage - is asked to report it online or by using GMP's LiveChat service at www.gmp.police.uk quoting incident log number 1274 of 30/09/21.

Alternatively, contact crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.