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C road crash in Trafford M33 on 5 November 1996 at 19:15 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on a C road in Trafford at 19:15 on Tuesday 5 November 1996. A 25-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra and the 21-year-old male driver of the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Nov 1996
Tuesday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Nissan Micra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42616, longitude -2.3205, in the M33 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sale.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199606M102496
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 January 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

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 199606M102496 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Trafford road accident statistics for 1996.