Police van and car crash on same busy Wigan road where a fatal collision happened hours earlier

Two vehicles - one a police van - collided on Atherton Road, Hindley on Wednesday morning.

A police van on its way to an incident has been involved in a crash on a busy Wigan road.

The collision happened on Atherton Road, Hindley, near the junction with Borsdane Avenueplaceholder image
The collision happened on Atherton Road, Hindley, near the junction with Borsdane Avenue | Google Street View

The vehicle, which had its blue lights turned on, collided with a car on Atherton Road, Hindley, close to the junction with Borsdane Avenue.

The incident happened shortly before 8.30am on Wednesday and road closures remain in place.

There were not believed to be any serious injuries.

It took place around 1.5 miles away from the scene of a fatal collision involving a motorbike and car on Atherton Road, Hindley Green, on Tuesday afternoon.

That stretch of road, between Leigh Road and Coupland Road, was closed for many hours but has since reopened.

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