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Fatal A6099 crash in Bolton on 28 January 2023 at 21:03 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class, a Volkswagen Touran and a Toyota Prius were involved in a crash on the A6099 in Bolton at 21:03 on Saturday 28 January 2023. The 60-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Touran was killed and a 51-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class and a 48-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes E Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Jan 2023
Saturday, 21:03
Vehicles
3
Mercedes E Class and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.59409, longitude -2.44326, in the BL1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bolton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 8EA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023061269314
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6099
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Touran

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Touran)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    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 2023061269314 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 2023.