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Serious B6170 crash in Tameside on 4 February 2023 at 23:15 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a Toyota Prius were involved in a crash on the B6170 in Tameside at 23:15 on Saturday 4 February 2023. The 50-year-old male driver of the Toyota Prius was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Feb 2023
Saturday, 23:15
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Toyota Prius
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47839, longitude -2.08756, in the SK16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dukinfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dukinfield, Tameside, SK16 4TF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tameside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023061280962
Council area
Tameside
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6170
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Prius)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2023061280962 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tameside road accident statistics for 2023.