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M57 crash in Knowsley on 29 May 1992 at 14:35 involving a Datsun Cherry

A car, a Datsun Cherry and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the M57 in Knowsley at 14:35 on Friday 29 May 1992. The 63-year-old male driver of the Datsun Cherry and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Datsun Cherry 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
29 May 1992
Friday, 14:35
Vehicles
3
Datsun Cherry and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40136, longitude -2.81214, 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
199205D401084
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years

  • Vehicle 2: Datsun Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Datsun Cherry)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Datsun Cherry)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199205D401084 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 1992.