A man has been cut from a car and taken to hospital after a crash in Bolton this morning (July 28).

Fire crews from Bolton North and Bolton Central stations were called to the scene on Bradshaw Road just after 10.15am after reports of a crash between two vehicles.

A technical rescue unit from Ashton was in attendance and firefighters used cutting gear and other specialist equipment to free a man from his car and make the area safe.

The fire service confirmed the involvement of two vehicles - one which was parked and one being driven which was tipped onto its side by the crash.

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Crew were in attendance for just over an hour and the man was taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).

Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that they attended a "minor road traffic collision" on Bradshaw Road with no injuries reported or arrests made.

The road has now been cleared.

A source said that two vehicles had crashed with one on its side in the middle of the road and one “mangled in a gully” nearby.