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Fatal C road crash in Wigan WN2 on 20 May 1999 at 16:40 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and a car were involved in a crash on a C road in Wigan at 16:40 on Thursday 20 May 1999. A 9-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Rover 200 Series was killed, one other person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured. One of the others was a pedestrian.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 May 1999
Thursday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Rover 200 Series and car
Casualties
5
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54144, longitude -2.60765, in the WN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ince-in-Makerfield.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199906L005154
Council area
Wigan
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 January 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 9, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 9, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 199906L005154 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wigan road accident statistics for 1999.