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A34 crash in Manchester on 9 November 1997 at 21:10 involving a Toyota Carina

A car, a Toyota Carina and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A34 in Manchester at 21:10 on Sunday 9 November 1997. The 28-year-old male driver of the Toyota Carina was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Nov 1997
Sunday, 21:10
Vehicles
3
Toyota Carina and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.46503, longitude -2.22696, in the M13 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
199706C193097
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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 unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 November 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

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 199706C193097 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.