3 weeks Ago
A 'bad' multi-car smash between two vehicles and several parked cars led to two people needing to be pulled from the wreckage. Emergency services were called to reports of the crash at Horwich’s Middlebrook Shopping Centre at around 3.30pm today, Thursday.
Two fire engines from Bolton Central and Horwich rushed to the scene, along with a rescue unit from Leigh. Crews cut two cars open, rescuing a man and a woman from them. The two people were then assessed at the scene by trauma technicians.
Onlookers described the aftermath of the crash as ‘pretty bad’, leaving one car mangled with its roof cut off and not ‘a lot left of it’. David Gerrard, a retired Westhoughton resident, said: “When we arrived at Middlebrook Shopping Centre there were fire marshals stopping you entering from the big roundabout – they’d closed part of the road. “We could see about five different fire brigades and a mixture of appliances.
(Image: David Gerrard) “When we got closer, we could see two vehicles collided badly and it looked like one had pushed another into other vehicles. “[Emergency crews] had to take the roof and all the doors off the most seriously damaged vehicle. It didn’t look like there was an awful lot left of it.
(Image: David Gerrard) “I hope the people aren’t seriously injured.” Emergency services left the scene after about an hour. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire Service (GMFRS) said: “At around 3:30pm today, firefighters were called to reports of a crash on the Linkway in Horwich, Bolton.
“Two fire engines from Bolton Central and Horwich fire stations, along with the enhanced rescue unit from Leigh fire station, quickly arrived at the scene which involved a collision between two vehicles and multiple parked cars . “A woman and a man were extricated from the vehicles and assessed at the scene by fire service trauma technicians. “Crews worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene at around 4:30pm.
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