Vehicles recovered after crash involving car, van and tanker on bridge

Police and fire crews attended after a crash involving a car, van and tanker vehicle earlier today.

A blue Mercedes C300h car had crashed over the central divider on the bridge linking Bradford Street and Bridgeman Place, while a black Renault van had gone into a traffic light on the east side of the bridge.

No casualties were reported following the incident.

Firefighters were called to the scene of the three-vehicle crash just after 6.20pm.

Greater Manchester Police was also in attendance.

Photos taken by an eyewitness appear to show the blue Mercedes  colliding with a tanker vehicle in the opposite carriageway.

An eyewitness photo appears to show the blue Mercedes crashing into a tanker vehicle (Image: Submitted)

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The incident left a westbound traffic lane and the westbound cycle path blocked while the vehicles were being recovered.

A recovery vehicle arrived on the scene just after 8.20pm in order to recover the blue Mercedes car, with a second recovery vehicle arriving around 20 minutes later.

Engineers worked at the scene to disconnect a traffic light which had been knocked over by the black Renault van to ensure it could be safely removed.

The black Renault van crashed into a traffic light, which was disconnected from electricity by an engineer following the crash (Image: Jack Fifield, Newsquest)

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A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Shortly after 6.20pm this evening (Sunday, 30 June), one fire engine from Bolton Central Community Fire Station was called to attend a road traffic collision involving three vehicles on St Peter's Way, Bolton.

“Crews arrived quickly and used specialist equipment to make the area safe before departing after approximately 40 minutes at the scene.”

Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for comment.

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