Large emergency response after two-vehicle smash leaves major road closed and one person in hospital
One person has been taken to hospital
20:11, 16 DEC 2020
The crash happened near Bolton College (Image: ABNM Photography)
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Massive emergency response as man recovered from River Mersey
The coastguard, police, paramedics and fire fighters were called to the scene
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HM Coastguard Crosby on scene as man rescued from mudflat of River Mersey
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A 40-year-old man was found dead following a methadone overdose, an inquest heard. Bolton Coroner s Court heard how John Lee Merga was found by staff at approximately 5pm on March 19 in his room at Queens Park View care home, on Park Road, where he had been living for eight years. Despite the efforts of the North West Ambulance Service, he couldn t be revived. A toxicology report found that Mr Merga had 0.11mg of methadone in his blood. The court head that this volume of methadone can cause toxicity in someone with a low tolerance for the substance. Senior Coroner Timothy Brennand told the court that Mr Merga had a history of drugs abuse, however he had been clean for eight years.
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