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M61 crash in Bolton on 23 September 2025 at 08:30 involving a Volkswagen Polo

Five vehicles, including a Volkswagen Polo and a BMW 1 Series, were involved in a crash on the M61 in Bolton at 08:30 on Tuesday 23 September 2025. The 31-year-old female driver of the Mini Cooper and a 28-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Sep 2025
Tuesday, 08:30
Vehicles
5
Volkswagen Polo and 4 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.53903, longitude -2.40276, in the BL4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Farnworth South, Bolton, BL4 9SP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061647659
Council area
Bolton
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
61
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 4: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 5: Volvo XC40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mini Cooper)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2025061647659 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bolton road accident statistics for 2025.