VICTIMS of road accidents will be remembered at a special church service in rural Bolton.

The Rev David Jones, vicar of Belmont, will preside over the memorial service at St Peter's Church in Belmont Road, one of Bolton's most notorious roads.

The service will be held on Sunday, November 18 -- European Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The names of dozens of Bolton victims will be read out.

It will give relatives the chance to remember their loved ones and give thanks for the emergency services.

The service was held for the first time last year and the memories of 60 people who died in accidents were honoured.

The Rev Jones said: "People have not had an opportunity to talk about what has happened and how it has affected them. It allows some people to open up.

"We have written to people who attended last year and asked them to come again. I am sure it will be quite emotionally charged but it has to be positive as well. It is also for anyone of any religion."

The service has been organised by the vicar's wife Anne Jones, whose father died in a road accident in Blackpool in November, 1999. He was struck by a car yards from his front door as he returned home from getting a bottle of milk from the shop.

The Rev Jones added: "The church is on quite a notorious road. In all directions people have been killed."

Police have reported high numbers of accidents along the A675, a country road also used regularly by motorcyclists.

The service is run in conjunction with Road Peace, the national charity for road traffic victims. It is part of a European-wide day of remembrance.

Candles will be lit in memory of the victims and oak leaves and acorns will decorate the church to bring strength and comfort to the bereaved and injured.

But the service in Belmont is one of only two to be held in the North-west. The other will be held in Liverpool.

Anyone interested in attending can contact The Rev David Jones on 01204 811221. VICTIMS of road accidents will be remembered at a special church service in rural Bolton.

The Rev David Jones, vicar of Belmont, will preside over the memorial service at St Peter's Church on Belmont Road, one of Bolton's most notorious roads.

The service will be held on Sunday, November 18 -- European Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The names of dozens of Bolton victims will be read out.

It will give relatives the chance to remember their loved ones and give thanks for the emergency services.

The service was held for the first time last year and the memories of 60 people who died in accidents were honoured.

Mr Jones said: "People have not had an opportunity to talk about what has happened and how it has affected them. It allows some people to open up.

"We have written to people who attended last year and asked them to come again. I am sure it will be quite emotionally charged but it has to be positive as well. It is also for anyone of any religion."

The service has been organised by the vicar's wife Anne Jones, whose father died in a road accident in Blackpool in November, 1999. He was struck by a car yards from his front door as he returned home from getting a bottle of milk from the shop.

MrJones added: "The church is on quite a notorious road. In all directions people have been killed."

Police have reported high numbers of accidents along the A675, a country road also used regularly by motorcyclists.

The service is run in conjunction with Road Peace, the national charity for road traffic victims. It is part of a European-wide day of remembrance.

Candles will be lit in memory of the victims and oak leaves and acorns will decorate the church to bring strength and comfort to the bereaved and injured.

But the service in Belmont is one of only two to be held in the North-west. The other will be held in Liverpool.

Anyone interested in attending can contact Mr David Jones on 01204 811221.