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A57 crash in Salford on 4 October 2017 at 22:15 involving a car

A car, a taxi and a van were involved in a crash on the A57 in Salford at 22:15 on Wednesday 4 October 2017. A 19-year-old male passenger in the taxi and a 19-year-old female passenger in the taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Oct 2017
Wednesday, 22:15
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47998, longitude -2.28279, in the M5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Salford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pendleton & Charlestown, Salford, M5 4BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201706F035757
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
602

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 21 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 3: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat 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 201706F035757 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 2017.