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M66 crash in Bury on 26 January 1992 at 13:05 involving a Ford Sierra

Four vehicles, including a Ford Sierra and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the M66 in Bury at 13:05 on Sunday 26 January 1992. A 39-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jan 1992
Sunday, 13:05
Vehicles
4
Ford Sierra and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.65091, longitude -2.30708, in the BL0 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199206X014692
Council area
Bury
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
66
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 March 2001.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    2,304 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 4: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,290 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199206X014692 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bury road accident statistics for 1992.