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Unclassified road crash in Wigan WN7 on 13 November 2025 at 09:11 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Wigan at 09:11 on Thursday 13 November 2025. A 79-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Nov 2025
Thursday, 09:11
Vehicles
1
Alexander Dennis
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49802, longitude -2.5345, 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 4SJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wigan

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061668010
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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, hit by vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025061668010 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.