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A6010 crash in Manchester on 17 August 1998 at 15:40 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Volvo 343 were involved in a crash on the A6010 in Manchester at 15:40 on Monday 17 August 1998. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Aug 1998
Monday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Volvo 343
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48144, longitude -2.19781, in the M11 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
199806A300598
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6010
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
662

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 343

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 343)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 343)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 343)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 343)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199806A300598 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 1998.