A TAXI driver who was killed in a head-on crash has been pictured for the first time as three teens who also died have been named.
Masrob Ali, 54, died after his taxi was involved in a horror smash in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Masrob Ali, 54, tragically died in a head-on collision on SundayCredit: MEN Media

Shocking footage shows the moment the cars collide in the early hoursCredit: YappApp

Police have confirmed four men tragically died in the collisionCredit: YappApp
The crash – involving a red Seat Leon and Masrob’s Citroen C4 Picasso – took place on Wigan Road in Deane at 12:45am.
Both drivers were killed and two passengers travelling in the Seat were also fatally injured – as residents recalled hearing a “loud bang”.
Shocking footage from a nearby home shows the head-on collision between the two cars on the quiet residential road.
Masrob’s daughter, Humayra, 29, told the BBC that her family were “devastated” describing him as “just a really good man”.
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