Overview
- Greater Manchester Police said a red Seat Leon collided with a Citroën C4 Picasso at about 12:45am in Deane, Bolton.
- The driver of the Seat and two passengers died, as did the Citroën driver, with five other passengers taken to hospital.
- Police confirmed the fatalities include three teenagers in the Seat and a man in his 50s driving the Citroën.
- Three fire engines and a technical response unit used cutting equipment to free casualties, and the damaged vehicles were later recovered.
- Wigan Road was closed in both directions between Deane Church Lane and Bankfield Street for scene examination, as officers appealed for witnesses and CCTV or dashcam footage; formal identification is pending despite local naming of the victims.