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Police Probe Continues in Bolton Head-On Crash That Killed Four

Detectives are examining CCTV and social-media footage in an ongoing appeal for witnesses.

Overview

  • Greater Manchester Police formally named the victims as teenagers Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, 18, Farhan Patel, 18, and Mohammed Danyaal, 19, and taxi driver Masrob Ali, 54.
  • Five passengers remain in hospital, including a 29-year-old woman with potentially life-threatening injuries, two others with serious injuries, and two men with minor injuries.
  • The Serious Collision Investigation Unit says inquiries are at an early stage and is assessing CCTV, dashcam and a high‑speed clip shared online, while warning against sharing such footage.
  • Hundreds attended funerals for the three teenagers at Bolton’s central mosque as the Bolton Council of Mosques supports bereaved families.
  • Local officials say there was no police pursuit linked to the crash, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer offered condolences in Parliament.