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Amy Walker

Suspected drunk driver arrested after police find van on its roof

A suspected drunk driver was arrested after police found a van on its roof.

Officers from Bolton town centre were called to reports of an overturned vehicle - which is believed to have crashed into a wall.

When they arrived they found the white van on its roof with a considerable amount of damage.

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It became apparent that the van had struck a wall, police said.

The driver was still at the scene and fortunately uninjured.

However, following a roadside breath test, they blew 84 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, and were arrested.

The legal driving limit is 35 milligrams.

In a tweet, GMP Traffic said: "#TrafficPCSO attended to this overturned vehicle .

"@GMPBoltonCentre last night. They found this van on its roof having struck a wall & a very lucky uninjured driver.

"However the driver then provided a positive sample of breath (84) at the roadside and was arrested #fatal4."

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