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A580 crash in Salford on 15 December 2017 at 10:20 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A580 in Salford at 10:20 on Friday 15 December 2017. The 71-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Dec 2017
Friday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Tiguan and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.50851, longitude -2.35611, in the M27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swinton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swinton & Wardley, Salford, M27 5ZR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201706F038325
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
580
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    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
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 201706F038325 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.