A teenage girl is in critical condition after a police chase ended in a crash in Bolton, with the driver arrested on suspicion of several offences including dangerous driving and possession of a weapon.

A 17-year-old girl is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after a vehicle crashed on Walker Fold Road in north Bolton at around 6:30pm on Tuesday, May 5, 2025, following a brief police pursuit that began when the car activated an ANPR camera; a 17-year-old boy driver was arrested on suspicion of multiple offences including aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving causing serious injury, assaulting an emergency worker, possession of a bladed article, and possession of a controlled drug, while two other passengers aged 19 and 18 were also arrested.