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A575 crash in Salford on 4 March 2000 at 00:30 involving an Austin Taxi

An Austin Taxi crashed on the A575 in Salford at 00:30 on Saturday 4 March 2000. A 28-year-old male passenger and a 28-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 2000
Saturday, 00:30
Vehicles
1
Austin Taxi
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.52371, longitude -2.39878, in the M28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Walkden.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200006F006179
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
575
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
6

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,520 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    25 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Taxi)

    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 200006F006179 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Salford road accident statistics for 2000.