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A577 crash in Wigan on 19 August 2022 at 14:00 involving a Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the A577 in Wigan at 14:00 on Friday 19 August 2022. The 34-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Aug 2022
Friday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 650 and Audi A3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.53547, longitude -2.67463, in the WN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wigan. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 8AL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022061213637
Council area
Wigan
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
577
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    656 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 650)

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 2022061213637 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wigan road accident statistics for 2022.