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The M56 following the fatal collision during the early hours of this morning

Local man, 38, dies after M56 collision

An ambulance took the Latics fan to Wigan Infirmary but medics were unable to save him

Latics mourn fan after match night tragedy

Gary Kelman

Inquest hears ex-photographer took his own life

Daughter speaks out on four days in 'war zone' A&E unit

The inquest was held at Bolton Coroner's Court.

Dad died after taking methadone and 'designer' drugs

The double-decker bus collided with a low bridge

Local primary school children believed involved in double-decker crash

Bolton Coroner's Court

Tragic train death of man battling mental health issues

Emergency services at the Grand Arcade service entrance on Crompton Street

Man dies after tragic multi-storey car park fall

Parbold Douglas Academy on Lancaster Lane whose nursery is now the focus of an investigation following the death of a child there

Tot's tragic nursery death sparks probe

Emergency services were called to the incident near Gathurst railway station

Person dies after being hit by a train

CCTV shows the moment learner driver Khizer Ali, 24, lost control of his mother’s car, before crashing head-on with a couple’s vehicle at 59mph - killing 65-year-old Valerie Ayres.

Learner driver loses control of car before crashing - killing woman

Murderer jailed for life after killing 'gentle giant'

Murderer calmly called 999 after brutally killing 'gentle giant'

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'Monster' heads to nightclub after murdering 'loving chef'.

Watch: 'Monster' heads to nightclub after murdering 'loving chef'

CCTV footage shows police arrest Jason Flore for the murder of his partner, 19-year-old Stephanie Marie.

CCTV: blood-stained killer's casual stroll after murdering girlfriend

The North West air ambulance was scrambled to Hawkley Hall High following an incident there today, but was not required in the end

Injured child taken to hospital
A Wigan pupil is undergoing treatment after suffering a serious leg injury during a PE lesson.
Charles Graham

Man swings circular saw at police.

Watch: Terrifying moment man swings circular saw at police

Kieron Sharpe with his daughter

Tragic death of dad with 'heart of gold' who doted on his young daughter

A general view of Elbow Lane, Formby, where 96-year-old June Mills (insert) mounted the pavement in her Vauxhall Corsa and killed a pedestrian.

Watch: Woman, 96, leaves court after sentencing for killing pedestrian

Carter Walsh visiting a carvery with his family on the day he died

Tot died from head injuries when TV and fireplace fell on him, court told

Kashif Khan crashes into cyclist Andel Goulbourne leaving him fatally injured.

Watch: Driver crashes into cyclist leaving him fatally injured

The large blaze at a Birmingham grocery shop, Alum Rock Road, Saltley.

Watch: Shop explodes in ball of flames leaving two hospitalised

Alicia Reid and Ryan Reid.

Watch: Audio reveals moment hero boy, 8, saved mum's life calling 999

At one point his distraught colleagues thought PC Ashley Aspinall might die at the scene

"I thought I was going to die": Cop relives brutal attack in video

Gang of teenagers attack 20-year-old man at train station.

Watch: Teens stab and shoot man before rapping with a weapon in video

Parbold railway station

Tragic death of dog walker on railway line near Wigan

Lee Sargent (R) who has been sentenced to 18 years and 10 months.

Meat cleaver attack: Police arrest man who chopped off woman's fingers
This is the moment police officers arrested a man "covered in blood" after he left a woman close to death by hacking her 32 times with a meat cleaver.
Lucinda Herbert

Alun, Amelia and Emma Evans.

Toddler saved mum's life when she fell into bath during seizure

Emergency services were called to a casualty on the railway

Tragedy as police confirm someone has died on railway in Wigan borough

Bolton Coroner's Court

Tragic death of dad who was looking forward to the future after birth of son

Cali-Maii and her mum (Image: London Ambulance Service)

Schoolgirl, 6, saves her mum's life with 999 call during asthma attack

Bolton Coroner's Court

Family's questions 'remain unanswered' after Wigan man's drugs death

The collision took place near Appley Bridge railway station

Second person dies within a month after being hit by a train

The collision took place near Appley Bridge railway station

Person dies after being hit by a train

Appley Bridge station

Man loses foot after being struck by a train

Firefighters were pleased to discover the elderly man hadn't come to serious harm

Elderly man rescued by firefighters after slipping down embankment

Two cars were involved in the smash on River Way, Wigan

Emergency services attend as two cars crash at junction in Wigan town centre

Tidworth Skatepark

Boy, 11, dies after ‘falling off scooter’ at skatepark

Police seize a dog who attacked a child in Birmingham

Child ‘mauled by bulldog’ in horrific dog attack as police seize pet

Bolton Coroner's Court

Death of Wigan man who dreamed of becoming a police officer was 'enormous loss'

Military veteran Martin McConnell was killed in a crash at Tibenham Airfield in Norwich, Norfolk during the Terminal Velocity show on Sunday.

Former Pride of Britain nominee dies tragic 200mph motorcycle incident

Several people injured after car crashes into primary school

Breaking Seven children injured after car crashes into primary school

Police have now issued a statement about the incident

Breaking Panic as man ‘stabs himself to death’ at train station

Love Island ‘filming stopped’ after contestant falls ill

Police say there is 'no suggestion' of people jumping from Bournemouth pier or of jet skis being involved in the tragedy.(Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

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Emergency services rushed to Pennington Avenue, next to Pennington Hall Park

'Young boy' injured after collision next to Wigan borough park

The casualty is believed to have been hit by a train close to Wigan North Western station

Person killed on railway lines

A British toddler has drowned in a swimming pool at a popular holiday villa near Alicante, Spain.

British toddler drowns at Spanish holiday villa

Breaking Duchess of Edinburgh’s prayers for woman hurt in royal escort crash

A British Dad drowned while on a family holiday in Turkey, an inquest heard

British Dad drowned while on holiday in Turkey, inquest hears

The Easter Monday stabbing took place outside a primary school in London - Credit: Google Streetview

Breaking 17-year-old boy stabbed to death outside London primary school

The two-year-old boy remains in critical but stable condition, Surrey Police has confirmed - Credit: Google Streetview

Breaking Toddler fighting for his life after fall from 8th-floor flat

Dan Walker says he has no memory of the crash which left him bloody and bruised. Credit: Dan Walker

Dan Walker urges cyclists to wear helmets after collision with car

Actor Tom Sizemore in critical condition following brain aneurysm

A four-year-old girl has died in a dog attack on Milton Keynes. File picture shows police cars.

Girl, aged 4, dies after being attacked by dog in back garden

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