POLICE are trying to trace the owner of a red Toyota Corolla that was involved in a crash on Friday night.

Emergency services were called to Manchester Road, Great Lever, where the vehicle had collided with a tree near the junction with Green Lane.

There was no-one inside the car when firefighters arrived and witnesses claim two people fled from the scene.

A fire brigade spokesman said: "The car had been travelling towards Bolton and it looked like the driver lost control of the vehicle.

"We don't know if anyone was injured, but the driver's side of the car was badly damaged."

Police are investigating whether the vehicle had been stolen and want to trace the owner.