Cyclists have blasted Bolton Council after a second rider died in a fatal smash on a road where cycling safety measures were removed.
Residents voted to scrap 'orca wands' on Chorley New Road in Bolton in 2021, citing concerns over congestion and safety. But campaigners are now calling for other safety measures to be installed after two cyclists were killed in road traffic collisions on the road since May of this year.
Walk Ride Bolton called the online consultation that resulted in the removal of the measures 'weak and ambiguous', with protesters taking to social media to tell Bolton's councillors to 'own their mess' - but council bosses have pointed out that both fatalities were 'hit and run incidents' in parts of the road where orca wands were never in place.
