Bolton man, 37, charged with arson after car collides with house in Horwich

CHARGED: 37-year-old due in court

By Helen Le Caplain

A man has been charged after a car collided with a house in Bolton.

Andrew McGarry, 37, from the Bolton area, has been charged with one count of arson with intent to endanger life and two counts of arson recklessly endangering life.

He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Bolton Magistrates Court today.

Shortly after 7.05am on July 24, police were called to Victoria Road in Horwich following a report that a car had collided with the front of a house.

Police officers and firefighters attended and found that a Vauxhall Zafira had collided with the house and was on fire.

Three children and a woman were inside the house at the time of the incident but were not injured.

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