'Young lad' is the fire service description, not mine.
But the phrase 'young lad' suggests the comment was made by someone close to the scene rather than the fire service's comms department.
And the article says the young lad collided with the traffic light and the taxi, so a bit of blame apportioning there
Anyway, the eminently predictable age group and timing for this sort of thing...
Bolton: Two go to hospital after Bradshawgate crash
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23 ... ate-crash/
Image: Bolton News
Two people are believed to have gone to hospital after an early hours crash between a taxi and another car in Bolton town centre.
Crews from Bolton Central Fire Station arrived on the scene at Bradshawgate at around 3.30am on Saturday morning.
There they found a car, which appeared to have been driven by a young man in his 20s, had collided with a taxi and a traffic light.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “There was a young lad, around 22, who was in the car on the pavement.
“With the taxi we had to open up the car with our special cutting equipment and the driver went in another car to hospital.”
He added: “The young lad was taken in a car to hospital."
People passing by noticed the incident and reported seeing two badly damaged cars.
One man, Danny Loynd, who was on his way home when he saw the accident, said: “I just saw the fire service cutting the car open.
“One car was further down the road and on the pavement so must have been some impact.”
Fire crews were on the scene for around an hour.
oh and as the first one is from Lancashire in those parts everyone is a "lad" or a "lass" 
and wonders what you're on about.
