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A56 crash in Trafford on 27 February 2000 at 18:30 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Rover 75 were involved in a crash on the A56 in Trafford at 18:30 on Sunday 27 February 2000. The 46-year-old male driver of the Rover 75, a 49-year-old female passenger in the Rover 75 and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Rover 75 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Feb 2000
Sunday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Rover 75
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38015, longitude -2.37504, 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
200006M005354
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
56
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
5160

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 75

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 75)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 75)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 75)

    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 200006M005354 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 2000.