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A6 crash in Salford on 19 July 2002 at 07:33 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Vauxhall Omega were involved in a crash on the A6 in Salford at 07:33 on Friday 19 July 2002. The 31-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Omega and a 31-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Omega were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Jul 2002
Friday, 07:33
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Omega
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.51212, longitude -2.34032, 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.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200206F010905
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

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
5321

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 August 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Omega

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Omega)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Omega)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200206F010905 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 2002.