A 45-YEAR-old father-of-two from Bolton was killed on New Year's Day when his car crashed on the M1 motorway.

Abdulla Bux, of St Helens Road, Bolton, was travelling on the northbound carriageway when his Toyota Corolla left the road and overturned.

He was later pronounced dead at Northampton General Hospital.

His passenger, a 38-year-old woman from Bolton, was treated for shock and a back injury.

Mr Bux's had a daughter, Farzana Patel, aged 22, who lives off St George's Road, Bolton, and a son, Javid, aged 20, of Sunning Hill Street, Bolton.