A car ploughed into a lamppost after trying to overtake an ambulance yesterday (Sunday). The crash happened just off the M61 on Watergate Lane in Bolton.
Greater Manchester Police were called to the scene after being alerted by the ambulance service. According to the M.E.N, the force said that the vehicle had tried to overtake an ambulance while driving round a bend.
It then crashed into a lamppost. Pictures from the scene showed debris from the car along the road's pavement with the lamppost taken completely out of the ground.
