Serious Vauxhall Astra and Scania Model Missing crash on an unclassified road in Wigan - 22 Aug 2024

Accident reference 2024061482843

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 22 August 2024 at 23:58 a serious collision occurred near an unclassified road, Wigan involving 3 vehicles (scania model missing, vauxhall astra, goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as raining no high winds. Road surface conditions were wet or damp. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 53.554450, -2.677240

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2024061482843
Police Reference 061482843
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 3
Casualties 1
Police Force Greater Manchester
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road Unclassified road
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E08000010
Current Highway Authority E08000010
LSOA Code E01006361

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards None

Enhanced Collision Data (2024)

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 1
Adjusted Slight Casualties 0

Vehicles (3)

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
Make/Model SCANIA MODEL MISSING
Vehicle Age 7 years
Engine Capacity 12740cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Unknown

Driver Information

Age 26
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Journey as part of work
IMD Decile 8 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model VAUXHALL ASTRA
Vehicle Age 11 years
Engine Capacity 1956cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Overtaking on nearside

Driver Information

Age 23
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Not known

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Parked

Driver Information

Age 60
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Journey as part of work

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Car occupant
Age 23
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.