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B5166 crash in Manchester on 27 February 2002 at 13:25 involving a Dennis bus

A car and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the B5166 in Manchester at 13:25 on Wednesday 27 February 2002. A 65-year-old male passenger in the Dennis bus, a 65-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and a 65-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Feb 2002
Wednesday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Car and Dennis
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.41393, longitude -2.28567, in the M23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wythenshawe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brooklands, Manchester, M23 0BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200206C017828
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5166
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 8 July 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    5,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    20 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200206C017828 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 2002.