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Four Arrested After Bolton Crash as Police Raid Homes in Ongoing Investigation

Investigators describe the action as part of a serious collision inquiry focused on gathering further evidence.

Overview

  • Officers executed two simultaneous warrants in Ladybridge and Bolton town centre with support from fire and trading standards teams.
  • A 42-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of fraud, a 22-year-old man on suspicion of handling stolen goods, and an 18-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, with all four in custody.
  • The investigation relates to the January 11 head-on collision on Wigan Road between a Seat Leon and a Citroën Picasso taxi that left four people dead.
  • Those killed were identified as Seat driver Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18, passengers Mohammad-Danyaal Ashgar-Ali, 19, and Farhan Imtiyaz Patel, 18, and taxi driver Masrob Ali, 54.
  • Police said five passengers were taken to hospital and that a woman who had life-threatening injuries is now in a stable condition, as appeals for witnesses and dashcam or CCTV footage continue.