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A5013 crash in Manchester on 31 July 1997 at 18:44 involving a Ford Fiesta

A car, a Ford Fiesta and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A5013 in Manchester at 18:44 on Thursday 31 July 1997. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 1997
Thursday, 18:44
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45232, longitude -2.24496, in the M14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199706C104397
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5013
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199706C104397 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 1997.