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C road crash in Manchester M21 on 23 April 2009 at 11:00 involving a Mazda MX-5

A Mazda MX-5 and a Skoda Octavia were involved in a crash on a C road in Manchester at 11:00 on Thursday 23 April 2009. The 26-year-old female driver of the Mazda MX-5 and the 46-year-old female driver of the Skoda Octavia were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Apr 2009
Thursday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Mazda MX-5 and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.43465, longitude -2.26519, in the M21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorlton Park, Manchester, M21 7SB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200906C014273
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 April 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-5

    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda MX-5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

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 200906C014273 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.