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A57 crash in Salford on 9 January 2009 at 17:07 involving a Volkswagen Lupo

A Volkswagen Lupo and a Peugeot 406 were involved in a crash on the A57 in Salford at 17:07 on Friday 9 January 2009. The 21-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Lupo and the 32-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 406 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jan 2009
Friday, 17:07
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Lupo and Peugeot 406
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.43321, longitude -2.42112, in the M44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Irlam. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cadishead & Lower Irlam, Salford, M44 6RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200906F008189
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 17 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 406)

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 200906F008189 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Salford road accident statistics for 2009.