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A34 crash in Manchester on 31 May 2013 at 11:12 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A car, a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Honda HR-V were involved in a crash on the A34 in Manchester at 11:12 on Friday 31 May 2013. The 50-year-old male driver of the Honda HR-V was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 2013
Friday, 11:12
Vehicles
3
Mercedes Sprinter and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.41074, longitude -2.21946, in the M20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Didsbury East, Manchester, M20 5LQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201306E073791
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
34
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
5145

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Honda HR-V

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Honda HR-V)

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 201306E073791 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 2013.