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A57(M) crash in Manchester on 20 March 2009 at 11:22 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Citroen C2 were involved in a crash on the A57(M) in Manchester at 11:22 on Friday 20 March 2009. The 31-year-old female driver of the Citroen C2 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Mar 2009
Friday, 11:22
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Citroen C2
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47313, longitude -2.2594, in the M15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200906B012605
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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 18 October 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    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
    Other or not known
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C2)

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 200906B012605 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.