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Firefighters freed a woman from a car following a crash in Bolton . Emergency services were called to reports of the collision on St Helens Road during the early hours of Saturday morning (October 18).

Fire crews from Atherton and Farnworth fire stations used specialist cutting equipment to free one passenger from the vehicle. Three people, including the woman, another passenger and the driver were taken to hospital by ambulance.

Crews were one the scene for around an hour.

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A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) spokesperson said: “Our crews were called to reports of a road traffic collision on St Helens Road, Bolton just after 3.30am on Saturday 18 October.

“Two fire engines from Atherton and

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