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Serious A51 crash in Warrington on 24 September 1995 at 14:30 involving a Suzuki Vitara

A Suzuki Vitara, a Ford Fiesta and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A51 in Warrington at 14:30 on Sunday 24 September 1995. The 17-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Sep 1995
Sunday, 14:30
Vehicles
3
Suzuki Vitara and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38839, longitude -2.62109, in the WA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Warrington.

Map of where the crash happened in Warrington

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995075B21435
Council area
Warrington
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
51
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, 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 18 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    158 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 1995075B21435 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Warrington road accident statistics for 1995.