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Serious B5357 crash in Trafford on 2 December 1997 at 07:25 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B5357 in Trafford at 07:25 on Tuesday 2 December 1997. The 58-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 07:25
Vehicles
2
Renault 5 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37145, longitude -2.34324, in the WA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hale.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199706M119697
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5357
Road type
Single 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
B
Second road number
5162

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199706M119697 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 1997.