Family pay tribute to ‘genuine and caring dad’ who died in collision

The family of the man who died in a collision in Bolton last week have paid tribute to the ‘genuine and caring dad’.

Emergency services were called out to reports that an Audi A5 had been involved in a collision on the M61 northbound carriageway at around 5:25am on Friday May 27th.

Thirty-two-year-old Peter Howorth was treated at the scene and taken to hospital, where he sadly later died.

His family have since paid tribute, saying in a statement: “Peter was loved by everyone that met him. A genuine and caring guy with a big heart who loved life.

“A wonderful father, fiancé, son, brother and uncle. His family and friends are beyond devastated, words cannot express how much he will be missed by so very many people.”

Officers from Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are continuing to investigate the collision, and have implored anyone with any information on the incident to get in touch.

Sergeant Neil Pennington, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our thoughts are with Peter’s family who are currently being supported by specialist officers and are understandably devastated at losing a loved one.

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“We’re continuing to ask anyone who may have seen anything or may have any dash-cam footage to get in touch.”

Those with information or dashcam footage should call 0161 856 4741 quoting incident 412 of 27/05/2022.

Information can also be reported online or by using the LiveChat function at https://crowd.in/5KUiUE. If you can’t report online, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.