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A62 crash in Manchester on 5 December 2014 at 16:20 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A62 in Manchester at 16:20 on Friday 5 December 2014. The 53-year-old female driver of the Alexander Dennis bus and a 52-year-old female passenger in the Alexander Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2014
Friday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Alexander Dennis
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48408, longitude -2.23171, in the M1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Manchester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ancoats & Beswick, Manchester, M4 6LG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Manchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201406A095677
Council area
Manchester
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
62
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
A
Second road number
62

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    8,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 201406A095677 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 2014.