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B5160 crash in Trafford on 6 March 1997 at 08:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Mercedes 190 were involved in a crash on the B5160 in Trafford at 08:10 on Thursday 6 March 1997. The 32-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra, the 48-year-old female driver of the Mercedes 190 and a 34-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Mar 1997
Thursday, 08:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Mercedes 190
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38545, longitude -2.4074, in the WA14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199706M151897
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5160
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 54 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 199706M151897 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.