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Serious C road crash in Manchester M16 on 1 December 2003 at 15:20 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Peugeot Vivacity motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Manchester at 15:20 on Monday 1 December 2003. The 54-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Vivacity motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Dec 2003
Monday, 15:20
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Peugeot Vivacity
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44994, longitude -2.25776, in the M16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8BH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200306C024564
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
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 17 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Vivacity

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Vivacity)

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 200306C024564 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.