TEENAGER Christopher John Taylor died after the car he was travelling in smashed into a garden wall and lamp post in Shuttleworth.

The 18-year-old, from Bury, was a front seat passenger in a Peugeot 306. Four other men, including the driver, were injured in the collision in Whalley Road.

Father-of-four Daniel McLeod (36), who was driving the car, was yesterday (Mon Feb 10) remanded in custody for a week when he appeared before Bury Magistrates charged in connection with the tragedy.

The factory supervisor, of Willow Street, Bury, was charged with causing the death of Christopher Taylor by dangerous driving. A bail application was refused and the matter was referred for trial at Bolton Crown Court.

The accident happened at 10.10pm on Friday (Feb 7) as the red Peugeot was being driven along Whalley Road toward Edenfield. The Peugeot mounted the pavement and collided with a garden wall and a lamp post near to the Duckworth Arms restaurant.

Fire crews from Ramsbottom and Bury attended the scene and used hydraulic cutting equipment to free the three rear seat passengers and the driver who were taken to Fairfield General Hospital for treatment.

Christopher, from Ivy Road, Bury, was discovered lying partially on the pavement and road when Bury's "Red Watch" arrived. He died at the scene.

The fire crew, who along with paramedics administered advanced first-aid to the survivors, had attended a serious crash in Manchester Road, Bury, earlier in the day.

Leading fireman Peter Crolla said: "It was a pretty horrendous 24 hours for my lads. We were at the scene in Whalley Road for half an hour and the car was massively damaged. Just that morning the same lads on Red Watch had to deal with another car crash in Manchester Road after a car hit a lamp post."

Mr Taylor's family were being comforted at their home and declined to comment on the tragedy.