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M56 crash in Manchester on 2 July 2002 at 07:45 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a car were involved in a crash on the M56 in Manchester at 07:45 on Tuesday 2 July 2002. The 25-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jul 2002
Tuesday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39602, longitude -2.25532, in the M22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Northenden, Manchester, M22 8FA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200206X006262
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
56
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 200206X006262 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.