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B5117 crash in Manchester on 27 March 2001 at 20:11 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Kawasaki ZX400 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B5117 in Manchester at 20:11 on Tuesday 27 March 2001. The 23-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX400 motorcycle and a 21-year-old male passenger on the Kawasaki ZX400 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2001
Tuesday, 20:11
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Kawasaki ZX400
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45442, longitude -2.2248, in the M14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5SU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200106C014186
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5117
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
Dark, street lights lit
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 16 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX400

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX400)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX400)

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 200106C014186 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.