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Fatal B5159 crash in Trafford on 11 November 2001 at 14:43 involving a Jaguar XJ Series

A Jaguar XJ Series and a Renault 19 were involved in a crash on the B5159 in Trafford at 14:43 on Sunday 11 November 2001. An 87-year-old female passenger in the Renault 19 was killed and four other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Nov 2001
Sunday, 14:43
Vehicles
2
Jaguar XJ Series and Renault 19
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39571, longitude -2.45037, in the WA13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bowdon, Trafford, WA13 9TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200106M008587
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5159
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    86 years
    Engine capacity
    3,239 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 86, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 19)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 19)

    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 200106M008587 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 2001.