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B6469 crash in Manchester on 6 February 2004 at 20:35 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on the B6469 in Manchester at 20:35 on Friday 6 February 2004. The 70-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Nova was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 2004
Friday, 20:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47616, longitude -2.22883, in the M1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 2ND area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200406A016887
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6469
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 June 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

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 200406A016887 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 2004.