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Serious M62 crash in Bury on 21 December 2006 at 19:15 involving a DAF Trucks FT 85CF lorry

A DAF Trucks FT 85CF lorry and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the M62 in Bury at 19:15 on Thursday 21 December 2006. The 37-year-old female driver of the Mercedes C Class was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Dec 2006
Thursday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FT 85CF and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.55684, longitude -2.24784, in the M24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holyrood, Bury, M24 4SF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bury

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200606XP63609
Council area
Bury
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FT 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

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 200606XP63609 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bury road accident statistics for 2006.