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A49 crash in Wigan on 24 May 2025 at 13:55 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford S-Max were involved in a crash on the A49 in Wigan at 13:55 on Saturday 24 May 2025. The 49-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 2025
Saturday, 13:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Ford S-Max
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.55123, longitude -2.62407, in the WN1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 3AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061598428
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
A
First road number
49
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 29 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford S-Max

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2025061598428 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 2025.