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Fatal B5397 crash in Trafford on 23 July 2011 at 17:20 involving a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the B5397 in Trafford at 17:20 on Saturday 23 July 2011. An 88-year-old female pedestrian was killed and the 39-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Jul 2011
Saturday, 17:20
Vehicles
1
Suzuki GSXR 600
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42535, longitude -2.29896, in the M33 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sale. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sale Moor, Trafford, M33 2JF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201106M048860
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5397
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 109 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 600

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 88, hit by vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)

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 201106M048860 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 2011.