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M60 crash in Tameside on 5 October 2023 at 17:40 involving an Audi A3

An Audi A3 and an Audi Q2 were involved in a crash on the M60 in Tameside at 17:40 on Thursday 5 October 2023. The 30-year-old driver of the Audi Q2 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Oct 2023
Thursday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Audi A3 and Audi Q2
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48556, longitude -2.11587, in the OL7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashton-under-Lyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's, Tameside, OL7 0DJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tameside

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023061361999
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
Motorway
First road number
60
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
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, 39 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Q2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Q2)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2023061361999 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.