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A road was shut this evening after a three crash crash, which caused on vehicle to flip one its side. Emergency services were called to Hulton Lane in Deane just before 7.30pm.
The road was closed near to its junction with Eldercot Drive. The fire service, police and ambulance were all called to the scene. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Shortly after 7.
20pm on Saturday 10 May, two fire engines from Farnworth and Atherton fire stations were called to attend a road traffic collision involving three vehicles on Hulton Lane, Bolton. “Crews arrived quickly and worked alongside Greater Manchester Police to make the area safe before departing after approximately half an hour at the scene.” The road was reopened just after 9pm after the vehicles were recovered from the scene.
Although the cause of this crash is unknown, this road as well as Deane and Daubhill as a whole, are the focus of a police operation to reduce road traffic collisions. (Image: Phil Taylor) Six speed cameras have been installed in several "hotspots" in Bolton including Hulton Lane. READ MORE: Bolton Council addressing speeding with speed cameras with a twis t Deane Road motorists being warned they will not get away with speeding Cameras have been added to A579, to the A676, to Hulton Lane and to University Way some eight months ago in April 2024.
According to the authorities, like a typical speed camera, these speed cameras report information including the registration of a vehicle and the speed of a vehicle if it is over the legal limit. However, unlike a typical speed camera, these speed cameras report the information to Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for the purposes of education not for the purposes of enforcement. (Image: Phil Taylor) Recently, The Bolton News reported how police are targeting Bolton drivers who believe they can get away with speeding - with a specific focus on Deane Road.
Officers believe that some drivers, despite facing appropriate punishments think that they will not be caught. Now those drivers can expect a letter through the post or a knock on the door to make them understand the potential serious, and in cases fatal, consequences of speeding. The move is part of a police operation to reduce casualties on Bolton’s roads , particularly Deane Road, by targeting and reducing repeat speeders in the area.
And Operation Classify has so far achieved a '75 per cent reduction' in speeding. Using information from speed cameras to identify specific information about speeding vehicles in the area, contact was made in person or by a bespoke letter to the registered keepers to warn them of the dangers of speeding..
