Wigan dad speaks out about devastating crash which left him 'damaged forever' with serious back injury and tinnitus Helena Vesty A dad-of-two said he is still plagued two years on from a crash which left him suffering a serious back injury and tinnitus. Scott Lowe, from Aspull in Wigan, was driving to work when his life was changed by disastrous injuries in October 2018. Store manager Scott was nearing the roundabout at the junction of Hall Lane and Bolton Road at around 5.40am on October 5, when a van crashed into the the back of his Citroen DS3 on Hall Lane. In the wake of the smash, he started experiencing pins and needles in his right leg and lower back, as well as back pain.