A Bolton MP has spoken out following a series of crashes on a major Bolton road being ‘used as a race track’. A five-car crash took place on St Helens Road on Monday, July 22, following a police chase . The incident occurred just metres away from another crash which happened one month earlier, killing local grandmother and retired nurse Karen Kimblin .
Local residents have been in uproar about road safety following the incidents. Just days earlier, on Wednesday, July 17, newly-elected Bolton MP Phil Brickell sent letters to Greater Manchester’s Deputy Mayor Kate Green and Bolton Police Chief Inspector Justine Topping outlining his concerns. Sign up to our newsletters to get the latest stories sent straight to your inbox.
In the letters, seen by The Bolton News, the MP says that the road ‘is in clear need of intervention’, adding that ‘drivers do not observe the speed limit of 30mph on the stretch [of] St Helens Road where it is applicable’. He refers to incidents in 2013, 2016, and 2021, as well as the death of Karen Kimblin, in his letter. Mr Brickell says he is in agreement with Bolton South and Walkden MP Yasmin Qureshi, as well as local councillors and local residents, about the need for speed cameras on the road in the section between Adelaide Street and Hulton Lane.
Follow The Bolton News on Facebook , Instagram , X (Twitter) , and TikTok . Following the latest crash Mr Brickell has again spoken out. The Bolton West MP said: “‘We saw another serious in.