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Unclassified road crash in Wigan WN2 on 3 May 2015 at 12:30 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Vectra and a Renault Clio, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wigan at 12:30 on Sunday 3 May 2015. The 24-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio was slightly 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
Slight
Date
3 May 2015
Sunday, 12:30
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Vectra and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.51311, longitude -2.55686, in the WN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bickershaw.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201506L000688
Council area
Wigan
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    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
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 4: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

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 201506L000688 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wigan road accident statistics for 2015.