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Serious M602 crash in Salford on 5 February 1994 at 21:30 involving an Opel Manta

An Opel Manta crashed on the M602 in Salford at 21:30 on Saturday 5 February 1994. The 20-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Feb 1994
Saturday, 21:30
Vehicles
1
Opel Manta
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4837, longitude -2.31491, in the M5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Salford.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199406X010094
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
602
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 May 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel Manta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Manta)

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 199406X010094 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Salford road accident statistics for 1994.