A man has been charged with attempted section 18 assault and one count of dangerous driving in Ashton-In-Makerfield

A man has been charged following an incident whereby a vehicle was allegedly driven at a group of pedestrians in Ashton-In-Makerfield.

Ryan Ashcroft (21/09/1991), of Hawthorne Avenue, Wigan has been charged with three counts of attempted section 18 assault and one count of dangerous driving.

He will appear before Wigan Magistrates Court on Wednesday 12 February 2020.

Shortly before 3:30am on Sunday 21 July 2019, a passing police patrol came across a three car collision and an ongoing disturbance on Ormskirk Road, Wigan. Further enquiries disclosed that those involved had been at an earlier altercation in Ashton town centre.