Serious accident on A666, Bolton on Wednesday 2 April 1997

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5726 / 53°34'21"N

Longitude: -2.4167 / 2°25'0"W

OS Eastings: 372500

OS Northings: 408520

OS Grid: SD725085

Mapcode National: GBR CWK4.L2

Mapcode Global: WH97V.VGCK

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Accident Data

Accident ID
199706X000497
Date
Wednesday 2 April 1997
Time
07:50
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
3
Casualties
1
Local Authority (Administrative)
Bolton
Local Authority (Highways)
Bolton Borough Council
Police Force
Greater Manchester
Road Class
A
Road Number
666
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Dry
Carriageway Hazards
None
Special Conditions at Site
None
Area Type
Rural
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,	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Changing lane to right	Did not impact
2		10	Heavy oil (Diesel)	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded.
3	Motorcycle 50cc and under			Female, 36 - 45	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Back	Skidded and overturned. Left carriageway Nearside and rebounded. Hit Near/Offside crash barrier.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Driver or rider	Motorcycle 50cc and under rider or passenger	3	36 - 45	Female	Serious

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