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Bolton Crash Survivors Detail Life-Changing Injuries as Police Probe High Speeds

Four died in the January 11 head-on collision, leaving four taxi passengers still in hospital.

Overview

  • Georgina and Tom Daniels, among four taxi passengers, described multiple surgeries and the prospect of long-term 24-hour care, with the couple expecting to recover apart.
  • Greater Manchester Police say the investigation is in its early stages and is reviewing a family statement alleging around 90mph driving and a clip said to show speeds above 120mph.
  • The collision occurred at about 12:45am on Wigan Road when a red Seat Leon hit a Citroën C4 Picasso taxi head-on.
  • Those killed were taxi driver Masrob (Mosrab) Ali, 54, and teenagers Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18, Farhan Patel, 18, and Mohammed Danyaal, 19.
  • A community GoFundMe has raised tens of thousands of pounds to support the survivors’ care needs, as friends call for better road safety.