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B5163 crash in Trafford on 4 March 1998 at 15:30 involving a Mercedes 300

A car and a Mercedes 300 were involved in a crash on the B5163 in Trafford at 15:30 on Wednesday 4 March 1998. The 25-year-old male driver of the Mercedes 300, an 18-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes 300 and a 1-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes 300 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 1998
Wednesday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Car and Mercedes 300
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37879, longitude -2.35157, in the WA14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bowdon.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199806M163898
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5163
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 13 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 300

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    3,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 300)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 300)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 300)

    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 199806M163898 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 1998.