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Serious B5461 crash in Salford on 8 July 2025 at 15:03 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Hyundai ix20 were involved in a crash on the B5461 in Salford at 15:03 on Tuesday 8 July 2025. The 22-year-old male driver of the Mercedes A Class was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Jul 2025
Tuesday, 15:03
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Hyundai ix20
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47598, longitude -2.26515, in the M5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Salford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ordsall, Salford, M5 4YU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Salford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025061616181
Council area
Salford
Police force
Greater Manchester
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5461
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
5461

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai ix20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025061616181 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.