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Unclassified road crash in Wigan WN1 on 3 August 2025 at 16:15 involving a Skoda Scala

A Skoda Scala and a BMW 1 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wigan at 16:15 on Sunday 3 August 2025. The 37-year-old male driver of the Skoda Scala and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Scala were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Aug 2025
Sunday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Skoda Scala and BMW 1 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.54773, longitude -2.62165, in the WN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wigan. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wigan Central, Wigan, WN1 1DQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061624397
Council area
Wigan
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Slip road
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
B
Second road number
5238

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 May 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Scala

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Scala)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Scala)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025061624397 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.