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Unclassified road crash in Salford M50 on 7 December 2016 at 16:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Salford at 16:40 on Wednesday 7 December 2016. An 81-year-old female pedestrian and a 57-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2016
Wednesday, 16:40
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47104, longitude -2.29127, in the M50 postcode district and within the built-up area of Salford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gorse Hill & Cornbrook, Trafford, M17 1WD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201606F024516
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

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
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
43%
Estimated chance it was slight
57%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 October 2013.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from offside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from offside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

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 201606F024516 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 2016.