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Unclassified road crash in Manchester M8 on 21 November 2003 at 19:10 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Manchester at 19:10 on Friday 21 November 2003. A 43-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Nov 2003
Friday, 19:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49402, longitude -2.2431, in the M8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Piccadilly, Manchester, M4 4HB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200306A016303
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual 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
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    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 200306A016303 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 2003.