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A670 crash in Tameside on 16 October 2023 at 12:05 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus, a BMW 5 Series and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on the A670 in Tameside at 12:05 on Monday 16 October 2023. The 52-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Oct 2023
Monday, 12:05
Vehicles
3
Ford Focus and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49821, longitude -2.06578, in the OL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashton-under-Lyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ashton Hurst, Tameside, OL6 9BY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tameside

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023061366288
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
A
First road number
670
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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 11 May 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2023061366288 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.