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B5236 crash in Bolton on 8 August 2005 at 09:25 involving a Rover 100 Series

A Rover 100 Series, a Toyota Starlet and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the B5236 in Bolton at 09:25 on Monday 8 August 2005. The 75-year-old female driver of the Rover 100 Series was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Aug 2005
Monday, 09:25
Vehicles
3
Rover 100 Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5572, longitude -2.52455, in the BL5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wingates. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill, Bolton, BL5 3JB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200506K031981
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5236
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 November 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 100 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 100 Series)

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 200506K031981 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bolton road accident statistics for 2005.