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Serious A58 crash in Rochdale on 2 June 2009 at 14:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A58 in Rochdale at 14:00 on Tuesday 2 June 2009. The 38-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured and the 56-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Jun 2009
Tuesday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and motorcycle
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.60253, longitude -2.18494, in the OL11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rochdale. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3HQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200906P016482
Council area
Rochdale
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
58
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200906P016482 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rochdale road accident statistics for 2009.