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Unclassified road crash in Wigan WN2 on 3 May 2024 at 17:00 involving a Mercedes Gla Class

A Mercedes Gla Class and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wigan at 17:00 on Friday 3 May 2024. The driver of the Ford Focus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2024
Friday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Gla Class and Ford Focus
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54331, longitude -2.6063, in the WN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ince-in-Makerfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ince, Wigan, WN2 2BT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024061449248
Council area
Wigan
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 44 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 October 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Gla Class

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

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 2024061449248 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wigan road accident statistics for 2024.