A CAR was badly damaged after it smashed into another car before hitting an HGV at a busy crossroads.

The accident happened at about 9.30am yesterday in St Helens Road, Over Hulton.

The women drivers of the two cars, a silver Mercedes and a silver Volkswagen Polo, escaped with only minor injuries.

Residents in Over Hulton have been complaining for months that the Four Lane Ends junction, one of the busiest in Bolton, is too dangerous to cross at busy times.

They have been campaigning to have a pedestrian crossing installed, but Bolton Council says it would cause traffic congestion.