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Serious B5201 crash in Knowsley on 26 September 1992 at 23:25 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Volkswagen Caravelle minibus were involved in a crash on the B5201 in Knowsley at 23:25 on Saturday 26 September 1992. There were nine casualties: one person was seriously injured and eight were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Sep 1992
Saturday, 23:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Volkswagen Caravelle
Casualties
9
1 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42644, longitude -2.78463, in the L35 postcode district and within the built-up area of Prescot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199205E301474
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5201
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Caravelle

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,915 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 9: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Caravelle)

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 199205E301474 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.