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Fatal unclassified road crash in Wigan WN7 on 7 September 2025 at 03:07 involving a Nissan Qashqai

A Nissan Qashqai crashed on an unclassified road in Wigan at 03:07 on Sunday 7 September 2025. The 39-year-old male driver was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Sep 2025
Sunday, 03:07
Vehicles
1
Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.51215, longitude -2.54202, in the WN7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leigh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leigh West, Wigan, WN7 5NA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061638329
Council area
Wigan
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
Other junction
Second road class
A
Second road number
578

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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 July 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

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 2025061638329 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.