PATCHES of ice and heavy fog made driving conditions treacherous on roads in the Bolton early on Saturday.

Police had to deal with a spate of minor traffic accidents as the bad weather made visibility poor and roads slippery.

One woman driver was trapped in her car after her Peugeot was involved in a collision with another car in Chorley Road at 11.15pm on Friday night. Fire crews helped paramedics transfer the young woman onto a spinal injuries board. She was taken to Chorley Hospital. Her injuries were not thought to be serious.