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A579 crash in Bolton on 2 April 2016 at 13:39 involving a Skoda Superb

A Skoda Superb and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on the A579 in Bolton at 13:39 on Saturday 2 April 2016. The 37-year-old male driver of the Skoda Superb, the 20-year-old male driver of the Seat Ibiza and a 19-year-old female passenger in the Seat Ibiza were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Apr 2016
Saturday, 13:39
Vehicles
2
Skoda Superb and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5721, longitude -2.43615, 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
201606K014292
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
579
Road type
Dual 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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 April 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Superb

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Superb)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 201606K014292 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 2016.