Grieving villager’s garden wall demolished again in crash
Michael Aspden's house was struck again by a car (Image: GMP)
A villager whose garden wall has been demolished in a crash again has called for action to slow down cars.
Michael Aspden was at his home on Bury Old Road watching the FA Cup final when he heard a loud crash.
He came out to see that a vehicle had hit a bollard before hitting the wall outside his home.
The car then shunted into a Mini belonging to his daughter and forcing it to collide with an oil tank.
The Bolton News: The car smashed into the wall
Mr Aspden, 78, said: “This happens every two years.
“It has cost me around £6,000 to repair the damage.
“I do not need this – my wife died two weeks ago and the funeral is on Friday.”
Kathleen Aspden, 77, died on May 18 after falling and breaking her hip and then contracting pneumonia.
She died 10 days after the fall.
She had been married to Mr Aspden for 55 years.
The home is located between Red Bridge and Ainsworth village and is on a bend in the road.
Mr Aspden called for further action to be taken to prevent further collisions.
He said: “I want them to do more, to put more warning signs up, from this road from Red Bridge to the other side of Ainsworth.
“There should be more speed cameras and more signs.
“In the village there are bumps on the road.
“In the morning at around 8-9am it is busy and it is the same between 4-5pm.
“But other times it is really quiet so people think they can blast through it.”
A property on Haydock Lane[1], Bromley Cross, was hit last month by a car and has also been repeatedly struck.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At around 4:45pm on Saturday 3 June we were called to attend the scene of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on Bury Old Road, Ainsworth.
“One fire engine from Farnworth[2] fire station arrived quickly and the crew worked in support of colleagues from North West Ambulance Service to make the area safe. One person was treated at the scene by a GMFRS trauma technician.
“Firefighters were in attendance for around half an hour.”
Greater Manchester Police confirmed there were no serious injuries as a result.
References
- ^ Haydock Lane (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
- ^ Farnworth (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)