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Fatal B5159 crash in Warrington on 5 February 1987 at 08:00 involving a lorry

A lorry and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the B5159 in Warrington at 08:00 on Thursday 5 February 1987. A 67-year-old male pedestrian hit by the lorry was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Feb 1987
Thursday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Lorry and other vehicle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38081, longitude -2.44644, in the WA13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Warrington

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1987077D20133
Council area
Warrington
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5159
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 13 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 67, hit by vehicle 1 (Lorry)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 1987077D20133 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warrington road accident statistics for 1987.