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Fatal A669 crash in Oldham on 22 July 2024 at 23:22 involving a Mitsubishi Lancer

A Mitsubishi Lancer crashed on the A669 in Oldham at 23:22 on Monday 22 July 2024. The 58-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Jul 2024
Monday, 23:22
Vehicles
1
Mitsubishi Lancer
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.53794, longitude -2.07249, in the OL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lees. It is one of the crashes that make up the Saddleworth West & Lees, Oldham, OL4 3LQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Oldham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024061470969
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
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 May 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Lancer

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Lancer)

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 2024061470969 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 2024.