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Unclassified road crash in Oldham OL3 on 25 October 2024 at 17:50 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Oldham at 17:50 on Friday 25 October 2024. The 37-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Oct 2024
Friday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.53602, longitude -2.00666, in the OL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Uppermill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Saddleworth South, Oldham, OL3 7JX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Oldham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024061508643
Council area
Oldham
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
669

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 July 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    37 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most 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 2024061508643 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.