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Serious C road crash in Bolton BL4 on 17 December 2019 at 15:50 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

Two cars, a motorcycle and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on a C road in Bolton at 15:50 on Tuesday 17 December 2019. The 19-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured and the 26-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Dec 2019
Tuesday, 15:50
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Corsa and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54814, longitude -2.42067, in the BL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Farnworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Farnworth North, Bolton, BL4 0EW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201906K366704
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Raining, 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, 8 metres away, was a fatal crash on 4 September 2015.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 201906K366704 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.