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B5203 crash in St. Helens on 5 July 1991 at 20:15 involving a Nissan D21 van

A Nissan D21 van and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the B5203 in St. Helens at 20:15 on Friday 5 July 1991. The 21-year-old male driver of the Nissan D21 van and the 28-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jul 1991
Friday, 20:15
Vehicles
2
Nissan D21 and Austin Metro
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4988, longitude -2.78521, in the WA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rainford.

Map of where the crash happened in St. Helens

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199105E301061
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5203
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 February 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan D21

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan D21)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

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 199105E301061 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St. Helens road accident statistics for 1991.