Driving instructor smashes into lamppost while overtaking ambulance

Emergency services were scrambled to a car that had smashed into a lamppost yesterday (Sunday). Police were called by the ambulance service to the crash on Watergate Lane, just off the M61, in Bolton.

Police say the vehicle had tried to overtake an ambulance while driving round a bend before crashing into the lamppost. Pictures from the scene showed debris from the car along the road's pavement with the lamppost taken completely out of the ground.

Pictures shared of the car showed extensive damage to the front where the impact with the lamppost had taken place, with the windscreen badly damaged. No injuries were reported from the collision.

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Police were able to confirm that the driver of the vehicle was a private driving instructor who was reported after the collision.

Pictures shared by police showed a lot of debris from the car and a lamppost taken completely out of the ground (GMP Traffic)

A GMP Traffic spokesman said: "NWAS called on our patrols for assist at RTC earlier today (Water Gate Lane). Vehicle over took ambulance on a bend and took out a lamppost.

"Turns out driver was a Privateer driving instructor. Vehicle recovered Driver Reported."

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