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Fatal M60 crash in Trafford on 21 December 2009 at 09:10 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and an Isuzu Trucks NQR lorry were involved in a crash on the M60 in Trafford at 09:10 on Monday 21 December 2009. A 60-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Isuzu Trucks NQR lorry was killed.

It happened in daylight on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Dec 2009
Monday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Isuzu Trucks NQR
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42963, longitude -2.29797, in the M33 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sale Moor, Trafford, M33 2WD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200906X025489
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
60
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 February 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    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
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Isuzu Trucks NQR

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    4,751 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 60, hit by vehicle 2 (Isuzu Trucks NQR)

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 200906X025489 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Trafford road accident statistics for 2009.