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Serious M60 crash in Tameside on 2 March 2016 at 07:22 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach and a van were involved in a crash on the M60 in Tameside at 07:22 on Wednesday 2 March 2016. The 31-year-old male driver of the van was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Mar 2016
Wednesday, 07:22
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and van
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4585, longitude -2.13658, in the M34 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Denton West, Tameside, M34 2PN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tameside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201606X012832
Council area
Tameside
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
60
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    8,268 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 201606X012832 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tameside road accident statistics for 2016.