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A5080 crash in Knowsley on 19 October 1990 at 21:00 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A Carbodies Taxi and a Vauxhall Belmont were involved in a crash on the A5080 in Knowsley at 21:00 on Friday 19 October 1990. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Oct 1990
Friday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
Carbodies Taxi and Vauxhall Belmont
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40903, longitude -2.85892, in the L36 postcode district and within the built-up area of Huyton with Roby.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199005D402009
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5080
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,520 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Belmont

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Carbodies Taxi)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Belmont)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Carbodies Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Carbodies Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199005D402009 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.