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M57 crash in Knowsley on 30 June 1990 at 19:40 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus crashed on the M57 in Knowsley at 19:40 on Saturday 30 June 1990. All ten casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jun 1990
Saturday, 19:40
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
10
10 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4003, longitude -2.80911, in the L35 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199005D401189
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 199005D401189 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Knowsley road accident statistics for 1990.