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Serious A669 crash in Oldham on 19 November 2023 at 21:26 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, a Skoda Octavia and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A669 in Oldham at 21:26 on Sunday 19 November 2023. The 27-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was seriously injured and the 37-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Nov 2023
Sunday, 21:26
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54281, longitude -2.1288, in the OL9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oldham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coldhurst, Oldham, OL9 6SL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Oldham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023061376384
Council area
Oldham
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
669
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
A
Second road number
6048

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 July 2011.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious

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 2023061376384 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Oldham road accident statistics for 2023.