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A579 crash in Bolton on 31 December 2019 at 17:48 involving a Toyota Previa

A Toyota Previa, an Audi Q2 and an Audi A6 were involved in a crash on the A579 in Bolton at 17:48 on Tuesday 31 December 2019. The 41-year-old male driver of the Toyota Previa was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2019
Tuesday, 17:48
Vehicles
3
Toyota Previa and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.55952, longitude -2.45756, in the BL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bolton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rumworth, Bolton, BL3 4DZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201906K366336
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
579
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Previa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Q2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Previa)

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 201906K366336 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 2019.