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C road crash in Bury BL9 on 12 January 2018 at 15:25 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on a C road in Bury at 15:25 on Friday 12 January 2018. The 48-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 24-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jan 2018
Friday, 15:25
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Audi A4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.57862, longitude -2.27082, in the BL9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8RS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201806N239307
Council area
Bury
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
66

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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 March 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,393 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A4)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 201806N239307 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bury road accident statistics for 2018.