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Serious unclassified road crash in Salford M38 on 31 January 2025 at 15:20 involving a Citroen Relay van

A bicycle and a Citroen Relay van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Salford at 15:20 on Friday 31 January 2025. The 14-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Jan 2025
Friday, 15:20
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Citroen Relay
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.53326, longitude -2.4128, in the M38 postcode district and within the built-up area of Little Hulton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Walkden North, Salford, M38 9WS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061549906
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Relay

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025061549906 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 2025.