CHILDREN and pensioners on a Bolton town centre bus were left sickened when a car driver pulled up alongside and exposed himself.

The pervert flashed in full view of passengers by keeping pace with the bus as he drove along Great Moor Street, Bolton.

One woman, too embarrassed to be named, told the BEN: "It knocked me sick. Kids were crying around me and when I looked to see what he was doing it just encouraged him even more."

The man, who had a baby seat in the back of his Ford Escort, flashed for several seconds before his car and the bus came to a halt at traffic lights.

Pensioners, and children as young as four, turned away while the pervert continued to expose himself before he sped off along Bradshawgate.

The Bury-bound 524 GM service headed in the opposite direction along Manchester Road.

The passenger said: "He was just laughing and smiling all the time. He seemed to be getting a real kick out of doing it in front of a bus load of people.

"But I was horrified for the old people and the kids. He was probably married with kids as well because he had a baby seat in the back of his car. It was just disgusting."

Police, after being contacted by the BEN, have promised to watch out for the dark-haired man - believed to be in his mid-20s - who drove a red Ford Escort.

Supt Ian McLoughlin said: "This is the first flashing incident we've heard of for a while in Bolton town centre. It's also the first time I think I've ever come across a man flashing while driving a car."

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