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A6 crash in Manchester on 29 November 2008 at 22:15 involving a Mercedes S Class

A Mercedes S Class and a London Taxis Int. TX1 were involved in a crash on the A6 in Manchester at 22:15 on Saturday 29 November 2008. The 52-year-old male driver of the Mercedes S Class and the 47-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. TX1 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Nov 2008
Saturday, 22:15
Vehicles
2
Mercedes S Class and London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4628, longitude -2.21024, in the M13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ardwick, Manchester, M13 0EU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200806B006353
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes S Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    3,227 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes S Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

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 200806B006353 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.