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A5103 crash in Manchester on 25 October 2003 at 12:35 involving a Volkswagen Caravelle minibus

A Volkswagen Caravelle minibus, a Rover 100 Series and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the A5103 in Manchester at 12:35 on Saturday 25 October 2003. The 59-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Caravelle minibus, the 63-year-old female driver of the Rover 100 Series and the 28-year-old female driver of the Honda Civic were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Oct 2003
Saturday, 12:35
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Caravelle and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40678, longitude -2.26817, in the M23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Northenden, Manchester, M22 4BG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200306C024111
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5103
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Raining, 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 May 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Caravelle

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 100 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,120 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 100 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Honda Civic)

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 200306C024111 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.