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A580 crash in Wigan on 8 February 2003 at 11:15 involving a Nissan Almera

A Nissan Almera and a Yamaha YZF 600 R motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A580 in Wigan at 11:15 on Saturday 8 February 2003. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Feb 2003
Saturday, 11:15
Vehicles
2
Nissan Almera and Yamaha YZF 600 R
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.46869, longitude -2.59622, in the WA3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Golborne & Lowton West, Wigan, WA3 3GT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200306L014341
Council area
Wigan
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
580
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 54 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 January 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF 600 R

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF 600 R)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    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 200306L014341 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 2003.