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Serious A568 crash in Halton on 8 January 1992 at 16:20 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and an Alfa Romeo 33 were involved in a crash on the A568 in Halton at 16:20 on Wednesday 8 January 1992. The 25-year-old male driver of the Alfa Romeo 33 was seriously injured and the 29-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Alfa Romeo 33 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 T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Jan 1992
Wednesday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Alfa Romeo 33
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.36393, longitude -2.73479, in the WA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Widnes.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992072B10027
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
568
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Alfa Romeo 33

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alfa Romeo 33)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alfa Romeo 33)

    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 1992072B10027 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Halton road accident statistics for 1992.