Four dead and five injured after car and taxi collide

Four people have been killed and another five injured in a crash between a taxi and a car in Greater Manchester.

A red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso on Wigan Road in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. The Seat driver and two passengers, as well as the driver of the Citroen, died after the collision, which happened at around 12:45am.

All were declared dead at the scene, while five injured passengers were taken to hospital, the force said. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At around 12.50am this morning, three fire engines and the technical response unit attended a crash involving a taxi and a car on Wigan Road, Bolton.

"Firefighters arrived quickly to make the area safe and used cutting equipment to help remove people from the vehicles before passing them into the care of North West Ambulance Service. "Greater Manchester Police assisted with cordoning the area.

Crews were in attendance for roughly two hours." Councillor Ayyub Patel of Bolton Council told Sky News the "incredibly tragic incident" had left the whole community "devastated". He offered his "heartfelt condolences" to the families and loved ones affected.

Residents "will need time to process and recover from such a profound loss," he said, as he asked people to "avoid speculation and allow the investigation to take its proper course". Read more on Sky News:Football star 'sorry' for remarkPothole preformance revealedWeather warnings issued GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SICU) is urging any witnesses to come forward with information, including if they have any dashcam or CCTV footage of the incident.

A scene is in place as the investigation continues, GMP said. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

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