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A57 crash in Salford on 30 July 2003 at 00:01 involving a Volvo lorry

A lorry and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A57 in Salford at 00:01 on Wednesday 30 July 2003. The 44-year-old male driver of the Volvo lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2003
Wednesday, 00:01
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44007, longitude -2.41336, in the M44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Irlam. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cadishead & Lower Irlam, Salford, M44 6RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200306F012949
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
5311

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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 10 June 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

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 200306F012949 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 2003.