Serious accident on A572, Wigan on Thursday 13 January 1983

Data on this site is no longer being updated. For the latest in accident stats, plus other road data, please visit our new site at MABCU - Data for road nerds

Location Map

Streetview

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4956 / 53°29'44"N

Longitude: -2.5124 / 2°30'44"W

OS Eastings: 366100

OS Northings: 400000

OS Grid: SD661000

Mapcode National: GBR BXW0.VN

Mapcode Global: WH986.CDTK

Streetview is, obviously, the current Google imagery, and for older accidents may not reflect the appearance of the road at the time.

Accident Data

Accident ID
198306L008283
Date
Thursday 13 January 1983
Time
14:53
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
2
Casualties
7
Local Authority (Administrative)
Wigan
Police Force
Greater Manchester
Road Class
A
Road Number
572
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
T or staggered junction
Second Road Class
Unclassified
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards
None
Special Conditions at Site
None
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres 

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1				Not known, 0 - 5	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Did not impact
2	Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)			Male, 36 - 45	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded. Left carriageway Nearside. Hit Other permanent object.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, On footway or verge, Unknown or other	2	66 - 75	Female	Serious
2	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, On footway or verge, Unknown or other	2	66 - 75	Female	Slight
3	Driver or rider	Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)	2	36 - 45	Male	Slight
4	Passenger	Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger	2	46 - 55	Female	Slight
5	Passenger	Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger	2	46 - 55	Female	Slight
6	Passenger	Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger	2	36 - 45	Female	Slight
7	Passenger	Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger	2	56 - 65	Female	Slight

everyaccident.co.uk is a Good Stuff website.