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M56 crash in Halton on 16 June 1993 at 19:30 involving a Rover 800 Series

A Rover 800 Series and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the M56 in Halton at 19:30 on Wednesday 16 June 1993. A 50-year-old male passenger in the Rover 800 Series, a 49-year-old female passenger in the Rover 800 Series and the 28-year-old female driver of the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jun 1993
Wednesday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Rover 800 Series and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.32784, longitude -2.63132, in the WA4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Halton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993073M10230
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
56
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 800 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 800 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 800 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

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 1993073M10230 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 1993.