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Serious A5082 crash in Bolton on 3 September 2010 at 10:19 involving a Subaru Impreza

A Subaru Impreza and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A5082 in Bolton at 10:19 on Friday 3 September 2010. The 59-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Zafira was seriously 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
Serious
Date
3 Sep 2010
Friday, 10:19
Vehicles
2
Subaru Impreza and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5395, longitude -2.40934, in the BL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Farnworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Farnworth South, Bolton, BL4 9SP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201006K035860
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5082
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 9 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Impreza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

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 201006K035860 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 2010.