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A627 crash in Tameside on 4 April 2010 at 22:55 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 and a Ford Focus taxi were involved in a crash on the A627 in Tameside at 22:55 on Sunday 4 April 2010. A 59-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus taxi, the 45-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus taxi and the 24-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Apr 2010
Sunday, 22:55
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 306 and Ford Focus
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48793, longitude -2.09989, in the OL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashton-under-Lyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tameside

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201006G032129
Council area
Tameside
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
627
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

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 201006G032129 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tameside road accident statistics for 2010.