A 65 year old man has been killed in Bolton this morning after being by a large delivery wagon

The accident happened on a backstreet off Bradford Street, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the wagon remained at the scene to speak with officers and no arrests have been made.

Several road closures were in place but these have since been lifted.

Enquiries are ongoing.

Police Inspector Danny Byrne, of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This collision has tragically resulted in a man losing his life and specialist officers will continue to support his family as they attempt to process what has happened.

“Our thoughts are very much with his family and friends as our enquiries continue and we are urging any witnesses or anyone with information to contact our team.

“If you have any dash-cam or CCTV footage that could aid our investigation, please get in touch as soon as possible so we can provide the man’s family with some answers.”

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