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Unclassified road crash in Wirral CH43 on 4 February 1994 at 23:25 involving a Honda Prelude

A Honda Prelude, a Ford Granada and a Talbot Alpine were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wirral at 23:25 on Friday 4 February 1994. The 28-year-old male driver of the Honda Prelude and a 46-year-old female passenger in the Honda Prelude were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Feb 1994
Friday, 23:25
Vehicles
3
Honda Prelude and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37832, longitude -3.06696, in the CH43 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birkenhead.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199405G200317
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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 unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 July 2024.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Prelude

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    2,293 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 3: Talbot Alpine

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,592 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Prelude)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Prelude)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199405G200317 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wirral road accident statistics for 1994.