A MAN was killed after two cars collided in the Billinge area of Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan.

A Nissan Micra and a Mercedes were involved in a collision at about 7pm in Winstanley Road, Billinge, on Friday.

The road was closed between Leyland Green Road and Wigan Road. The dead man is believed to have been aged in his 40s and from Lancashire.

A man and a woman who were travelling in the Mercedes were taken to Wigan Royal Infirmary. They did not suffer serious injuries.