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A6 crash in Manchester on 17 August 2000 at 19:20 involving a Toyota Carina

A Toyota Carina and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A6 in Manchester at 19:20 on Thursday 17 August 2000. A 10-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf, a 9-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf and the 29-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf 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
17 Aug 2000
Thursday, 19:20
Vehicles
2
Toyota Carina and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44207, longitude -2.19011, in the M19 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
200006C011697
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
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
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 serious injury crash on 21 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 200006C011697 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.