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B5161 crash in Trafford on 21 March 1998 at 14:45 involving a Saab 9000

A Saab 9000 and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the B5161 in Trafford at 14:45 on Saturday 21 March 1998. A 24-year-old female passenger in the Ford Mondeo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Mar 1998
Saturday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Saab 9000 and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.3749, longitude -2.35965, 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
199806M171598
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5161
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 9000

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 199806M171598 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.