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A56 crash in Manchester on 13 February 2000 at 10:26 involving a Volvo 340

A Volvo 340 and a Hyundai Lantra were involved in a crash on the A56 in Manchester at 10:26 on Sunday 13 February 2000. The 44-year-old female driver of the Hyundai Lantra and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai Lantra were 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
13 Feb 2000
Sunday, 10:26
Vehicles
2
Volvo 340 and Hyundai Lantra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48566, longitude -2.24501, in the M3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200006A006602
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
56
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

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 12 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Lantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,836 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Lantra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Lantra)

    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 200006A006602 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 2000.