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A57(M) crash in Manchester on 6 October 2009 at 06:05 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Jaguar X Type were involved in a crash on the A57(M) in Manchester at 06:05 on Tuesday 6 October 2009. The 34-year-old male driver of the Jaguar X Type was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet slip road with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Oct 2009
Tuesday, 06:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Jaguar X Type
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4721, longitude -2.23439, in the M1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ardwick, Manchester, M13 9JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200906A021904
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
57
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A(M)
Second road number
57

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with 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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar X Type

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jaguar X Type)

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 200906A021904 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 2009.