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A58 crash in Rochdale on 27 August 2017 at 22:50 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a car were involved in a crash on the A58 in Rochdale at 22:50 on Sunday 27 August 2017. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Aug 2017
Sunday, 22:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and car
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62699, longitude -2.14233, in the OL12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rochdale. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL12 0DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rochdale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201706P034567
Council area
Rochdale
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
58
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
30%
Estimated chance it was slight
70%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 201706P034567 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rochdale road accident statistics for 2017.