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A6 crash in Salford on 2 September 2001 at 00:10 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a London Taxis Int. TX1 were involved in a crash on the A6 in Salford at 00:10 on Sunday 2 September 2001. The 57-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. TX1, a 35-year-old male passenger in the London Taxis Int. TX1 and a 35-year-old male passenger in the London Taxis Int. TX1 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
2 Sep 2001
Sunday, 00:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.51221, longitude -2.34047, in the M27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swinton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swinton & Wardley, Salford, M27 4EQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200106F009245
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
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
B
Second road number
5231

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 27 July 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    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 200106F009245 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.