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Serious C road crash in Manchester M8 on 31 July 1991 at 19:10 involving a Ford Escort van

A Ford Escort van and a minibus were involved in a crash on a C road in Manchester at 19:10 on Wednesday 31 July 1991. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Jul 1991
Wednesday, 19:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and minibus
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.51267, longitude -2.22465, in the M8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199106B136291
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 47, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 199106B136291 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Manchester road accident statistics for 1991.