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Seamus McDonnell

'Road rage' video shows pair of drivers speeding through Bolton's streets

A dashcam video showing a pair of "road rage" drivers has been shared by police.

The footage shows two vehicles which appear to be speeding along Bury New Road, Bolton, towards the junction with Radcliffe Road.

The duo in question are taxi driver Aamir Rashid and Alan Lythgoe, who handed the video to police after the incident.

It shows Mr Lythgoe swearing at the other driver as he tries to set off at the traffic lights at the junction of Folds Road.

After the taxi fails to speed up, the other man overtakes and speeds off.

Dash cam footage shows road rage ending in crash

Eventually, Mr Lythgoe slows down to try and turn down Radcliffe Road but is hit by Mr Rashid who slams into the back of his vehicle.

Both men appeared before Bolton Magistrates Court and were found guilty of dangerous driving.

The pair were handed two year driving bans, with Mr Lythgoe given a two-month curfew and Mr Rashid given three months.

In a tweet, GMP's Traffic account said: "Alan (driving the car with dashcam) initially reported that a taxi had driven into the rear of him and had droven off.

"Gladly providing his dashcam to police it was clear he also to blame in his initial actions. Plus our Accident Investigators put his speed at 53mph in a 30."

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