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A5063 crash in Salford on 5 December 1997 at 14:10 involving a Ford van

A Ford van and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A5063 in Salford at 14:10 on Friday 5 December 1997. The 21-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 1997
Friday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Ford and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48146, longitude -2.27873, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199706F137997
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5063
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 2 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    6,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

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 199706F137997 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 1997.