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C road crash in Manchester M12 on 13 March 2008 at 09:40 involving a Mercedes E Class

A car and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on a C road in Manchester at 09:40 on Thursday 13 March 2008. The 65-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2008
Thursday, 09:40
Vehicles
2
Car and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.46614, longitude -2.20137, in the M12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gorton & Abbey Hey, Manchester, M12 5NQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200806B090987
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
A
Second road number
57

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E 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 200806B090987 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.