Man dies following early morning collision in Bolton

Officers from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for information after a fatal road traffic collision in Bolton this morning (27 May 2022).

We were called to the northbound M61 to reports an Audi A5 had been involved in a collision at about 5:25am.

Emergency services attended and treated a man in his 30s at the scene but, sadly, he was later pronounced dead in hospital.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage should call police on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident 412 of 27/05/2022. Information can also be reported online or by using the LiveChat function at www.gmp.police.uk. If you can't report online, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.