RESIDENTS and politicians are calling for more to be done to crack down on the number of road traffic accidents across Bolton after the town’s latest crash.

In the latest crash, a woman was injured after two cars collided causing one to career into the wall of a pub.

The accident happened last Tuesday on Deane Road and is just the latest in a series of accidents to occur in the borough.

Witnesses and people who live nearby have voiced concerns about danger on the roads across Bolton as a whole.

One woman who saw the incident said: “There’s never any traffic wardens, you never see traffic police. There’ll be another accident, someone will be killed one of these days.”

Another said dangerous driving was worse in Bolton than in other Greater Manchester boroughs.

The issue of dangerous driving has already been brought to Bolton North East MP Mark Logan's attention.

There have been several incidents on Tonge Moor Road. The most recent saw resident Christine Southern’s parked car smashed into on Christmas Day. Another in late August saw vandals smash wing mirrors on 14 parked cars.

Mr Logan said said: “Safer streets is a top priority. I’m working closely with local police teams to crackdown on dangerous driving and other crimes across the borough. Already we have bolstered the force with 521 more police, joined community speedwatch initiatives and I took part Operation Portman using hand held speed cameras to catch offenders, but there is work still to be done.”

Council chiefs say they have already introduced various traffic calming measures.

A spokesman added: “While we do not have the background details into this particular incident, if dangerous driving or speeding are factors, then they are a police matter. The Deane area has extensive traffic calming and 20mph speed limits on residential streets and the main roads have speed management features in place already that are appropriate for the standard of road and the traffic it has to carry.

“If we do receive a police accident report in respect to this particular incident it will be reviewed as part of normal highway safety duties.”