Four killed in Bolton crash named by police

Police Identify Victims of Fatal Crash in Bolton

Three teenagers and a taxi driver who died in a head-on crash have been named by police.

A red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday, according to Greater Manchester Police (GMP).

Victims Named

The driver and two passengers in the Seat have been identified as Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18, Farhan Patel, 18, and 19-year-old Mohammed Danyaal. The taxi driver, who also died, is 54-year-old Masrob Ali.

The Bolton Council of Mosques (BCoM) stated that it is closely supporting the families of the victims.

Families are also receiving support from specially-trained officers, GMP reported.

Injuries Reported

Five passengers from both vehicles were injured and remain in hospital for treatment. In the Citroen, a 29-year-old woman suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. A 28-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man suffered serious injuries. A 29-year-old man suffered minor injuries.

An 18-year-old man, a passenger in the Seat, is also in hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Witness Accounts

A woman living on Wigan Road reported being woken by a “loud bang.” She looked from her bedroom window and saw “quite a bit of debris” on the road and a red car that was “really damaged.”

A male resident heard a “car accelerating” but did not see the crash.

Footage from a nearby property shared online showed the head-on crash, with both cars and debris flying in different directions.

Official Statements

Detective Inspector Andrew Page, of GMP’s serious collision investigation unit, thanked first responders from the Bolton district, the road policing unit, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and the North West Ambulance Service for their hard work since the incident.

Local councillor Ayyub Patel expressed that the “community is very saddened by the tragic news,” urging that the authorities should be allowed to conduct their investigations.