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Serious A6140 crash in Tameside on 27 November 2025 at 23:08 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Ford Explorer Premium EV were involved in a crash on the A6140 in Tameside at 23:08 on Thursday 27 November 2025. The 24-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class and a 48-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class were seriously injured and a 23-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Nov 2025
Thursday, 23:08
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Ford Explorer Premium EV
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47768, longitude -2.12032, in the M34 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's, Tameside, OL7 0DJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tameside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061674947
Council area
Tameside
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6140
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
6140

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Explorer Premium EV

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2025061674947 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tameside road accident statistics for 2025.