AN 18-year-old man was taken to hospital after a motorbike crashed into a car in Bolton last night.

Emergency services were sent to Auburn Street in Daubhill at around 10.15pm following the collision.

A man, 18, suffered injuries to his hand, chin, ankle and chest.

A North West Ambulance spokeswoman said: "We received a call at 22:16 last night to a road traffic collision on Auburn Street for a motorbike that had crashed into a car.

"A rapid response vehicle and ambulance were dispatched to the incident in which an 18-year-old male had suffered various injuries, the ambulance crew transported the patient to Bolton Hospital."

A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “On Tuesday, October 12, at 10.50pm one fire engine from Bolton Central attended a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on Auburn Street in Bolton.

“Fire crews were in attendance for an hour and 10 minutes.”