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Serious B6226 crash in Bolton on 22 September 2023 at 14:48 involving a Vauxhall Agila

A Vauxhall Agila and an Audi A6 were involved in a crash on the B6226 in Bolton at 14:48 on Friday 22 September 2023. The 74-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Agila was seriously injured and the 27-year-old male driver of the Audi A6 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Sep 2023
Friday, 14:48
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Agila and Audi A6
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.60101, longitude -2.54828, in the BL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Horwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Horwich North, Bolton, BL6 7NR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023061358833
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6226
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
Wet or damp

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 June 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Agila

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Agila)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2023061358833 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.