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A56 crash in Manchester on 11 January 2008 at 08:05 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A56 in Manchester at 08:05 on Friday 11 January 2008. The 24-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio and the 31-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jan 2008
Friday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Renault Clio
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49042, longitude -2.24715, in the M3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Piccadilly, Manchester, M4 4HB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200806A087416
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
56
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

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 200806A087416 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 2008.