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B6469 crash in Manchester on 15 August 2001 at 20:47 involving a Rover 400 Series

A Rover 400 Series and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the B6469 in Manchester at 20:47 on Wednesday 15 August 2001. The 23-year-old male driver of the Rover 400 Series, a 34-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit minibus and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit minibus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Aug 2001
Wednesday, 20:47
Vehicles
2
Rover 400 Series and Ford Transit
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47616, longitude -2.22808, in the M1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 2ND area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200106A010356
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6469
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 8 November 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 200106A010356 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 2001.