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Family pays tribute to ‘gentlest soul’ taxi driver killed in Bolton head-on collision

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Masrob Ali, 54, who died in crash that also claimed lives of three teenagers, described as ‘the kindest man’

A taxi driver who was among four people killed in a head-on collision in Greater Manchester was “the gentlest soul” and was not at fault for the crash, his family has said.

Masrob Ali, 54, died when his taxi collided with a Seat Leon travelling on the wrong side of a residential road in Bolton shortly before 1am on Sunday .

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Family pays tribute to ‘gentlest soul’ taxi driver killed in Bolton head-on collision

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Masrob Ali, 54, who died in crash that also claimed lives of three teenagers, described as ‘the kindest man’

A taxi driver who was among four people killed in a head-on collision in Greater Manchester was “the gentlest soul” and was not at fault for the crash, his family has said.

Masrob Ali, 54, died when his taxi collided with a Seat Leon travelling on the wrong side of a residential road in Bolton shortly before 1am on Sunday .

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Family pays tribute to ‘gentlest soul’ taxi driver killed in Bolton head-on collision

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 January 2026

Masrob Ali, 54, who died in crash that also claimed lives of three teenagers, described as ‘the kindest man’

A taxi driver who was among four people killed in a head-on collision in Greater Manchester was “the gentlest soul” and was not at fault for the crash, his family has said.

Masrob Ali, 54, died when his taxi collided with a Seat Leon travelling on the wrong side of a residential road in Bolton shortly before 1am on Sunday .