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B5178 crash in Liverpool on 16 January 1992 at 20:10 involving a Ford Capri

A Ford Capri and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B5178 in Liverpool at 20:10 on Thursday 16 January 1992. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Capri, the 29-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and a 15-year-old male passenger in the Ford Capri were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jan 1992
Thursday, 20:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Capri and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38534, longitude -2.84085, in the L27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199205F100067
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5178
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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 3 May 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Capri)

    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 199205F100067 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Liverpool road accident statistics for 1992.