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Serious A56 crash in Trafford on 17 June 2016 at 23:26 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery and a Toyota Prius were involved in a crash on the A56 in Trafford at 23:26 on Friday 17 June 2016. The 38-year-old male driver of the Toyota Prius was seriously injured and the 30-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jun 2016
Friday, 23:26
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Discovery and Toyota Prius
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37389, longitude -2.38148, in the WA14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bowdon, Trafford, WA14 3JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Trafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201606M016749
Council area
Trafford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
56
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
5161

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Prius)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 201606M016749 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 2016.