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A62 crash in Oldham on 17 December 2010 at 22:15 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on the A62 in Oldham at 22:15 on Friday 17 December 2010. The 46-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow on a dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Dec 2010
Friday, 22:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and Fiat Punto
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54312, longitude -2.10047, in the OL1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oldham. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Mary's, Oldham, OL4 1JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Oldham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201006Q040306
Council area
Oldham
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
62
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
62

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

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 201006Q040306 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oldham road accident statistics for 2010.