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A5079 crash in Manchester on 26 May 2002 at 21:25 involving a Suzuki Vitara

A car and a Suzuki Vitara were involved in a crash on the A5079 in Manchester at 21:25 on Sunday 26 May 2002. All four casualties 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
26 May 2002
Sunday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Car and Suzuki Vitara
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44574, longitude -2.19811, in the M19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2EB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200206C018700
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5079
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

    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 200206C018700 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.