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A579 crash in Bolton on 9 August 2013 at 13:25 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A579 in Bolton at 13:25 on Friday 9 August 2013. The 56-year-old male driver of the Toyota Yaris, the 23-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 23-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Aug 2013
Friday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.57221, longitude -2.43624, in the BL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bolton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201306K076736
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
579
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
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
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 201306K076736 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 2013.