Police have caught up with a driver on a motorbike after escaping from officers.

The black bike was found in Breightmet after riding away from police shortly this afternoon.

Police have now seized the bike.

A spokesman from GMP said: “This bike made off from Officers in Breightmet this afternoon, it was found shortly after (not very well hidden) and has now been seized, and no that isn't the driver dressed as a wheelie bin.”

Police carry out regular operations on Bolton's roads to crackdown on motoring offences.

Recently they have been to Westhoughton, some of the town's biggest junctions and Ainsworth village which was the scene of a crash recently.