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A578 road traffic accidents

816 collisions recorded
1979 to 2024

The A578 appears in 816 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2024, involving 1,080 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 100 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were down 50% on 2023.

All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
14
Serious
100
Casualties
1,080
2024 5
2023 10
2022 3
2021 4
2020 5
2019 6
2018 14
2017 10
2016 3
2015 9
2014 6
2013 12
2012 9
2011 10
2010 10
2009 18
2008 13
2007 13
2006 19
2005 17
2004 20
2003 18
2002 30
2001 23
2000 23
1999 30
1998 35
1997 22
1996 17
1995 33
1994 27
1993 29
1992 23
1991 24
1990 18
1989 23
1988 21
1987 19
1986 30
1985 46
1984 19
1983 15
1982 14
1981 14
1980 21
1979 26

Wigan

470 recorded here

St. Helens

1 recorded here

Bolton

1 recorded here

Rochdale

1 recorded here

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Leigh (Wigan)

303 recorded along the A578

Hindley

21 recorded along the A578

Middleton (Rochdale)

1 recorded along the A578

Ashton-under-Lyne

1 recorded along the A578

Golborne

1 recorded along the A578

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 201506L009784

Slight
53.5125, -2.5430
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA CITROEN SAXO
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Accident 201506L009192

Slight
53.4950, -2.5195
1 vehicle 1 casualty
CITROEN BERLINGO
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Accident 201506L008333

Serious
53.5122, -2.5421
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA Pedal cycle
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Accident 201506L006781

Slight
53.4951, -2.5211
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF FORD FIESTA (4y)
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Accident 201506L004267

Slight
53.4951, -2.5215
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA VAUXHALL SIGNUM
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Accident 201506L001315

Slight
53.4960, -2.5257
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car FORD KA (2y)
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Accident 201506L001060

Slight
53.5071, -2.5372
2 vehicles 2 casualties
SKODA FABIA VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201506L098465

Slight
53.5192, -2.5446
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN X-TRAIL Pedal cycle
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Accident 201506L097872

Slight
53.4964, -2.5268
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER (3y)
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Accident 201406L094401

Slight
53.5052, -2.5354
3 vehicles 4 casualties
FORD FOCUS TOYOTA STARLET Car
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Accident 201406L094270

Slight
53.4950, -2.5197
2 vehicles 3 casualties
PEUGEOT 107 CITROEN C3 (3y)
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Accident 201406L093354

Slight
53.4950, -2.5199
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FIAT PUNTO
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Accident 201406L089199

Slight
53.4951, -2.5210
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Pedal cycle VAUXHALL CORSA (4y)
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Accident 201406L088424

Slight
53.5066, -2.5365
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA HONDA CBR125R
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Accident 201406L082978

Slight
53.5126, -2.5430
2 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN QASHQAI (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201306L079997

Fatal
53.4975, -2.5307
2 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD MONDEO VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 201306L079815

Slight
53.5048, -2.5352
2 vehicles 3 casualties
FORD KA (3y) FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 201306L076944

Serious
53.4958, -2.5250
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA PEUGEOT 107 (1y)
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Accident 201306L076686

Slight
53.5121, -2.5422
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD GALAXY Motorcycle over 125cc and up to 500cc
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Accident 201306L075844

Slight
53.4952, -2.5209
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ALEXANDER DENNIS Model Missing (1y)
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