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Serious A57 crash in Salford on 26 May 2001 at 04:55 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Volvo 940 were involved in a crash on the A57 in Salford at 04:55 on Saturday 26 May 2001. A 28-year-old male passenger in the Volvo 940 and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 940 were seriously injured and a 31-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 940 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 May 2001
Saturday, 04:55
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Volvo 940
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47901, longitude -2.28159, in the M5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Salford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200106F008757
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
5063

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

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 slight injury crash on 1 October 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Central island of roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 940)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 940)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 940)

    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 200106F008757 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 2001.