Sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter to get the top stories direct to your inbox A driver who said he swerved to avoid a fox cheated injury in a horror crash.
Police were called to Manchester Road in Bolton, close to the St Peter's Way exit slip road. The driver, a man who hasn't been named, was found unhurt after the car flipped over and ended up in the road on its side.
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Police said the driver stated he swerved to avoid a fox. But they later confirmed he was driving without insurance and on a provisional licence.
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