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A5052 crash in Liverpool on 25 October 1997 at 14:40 involving a Ford Fiesta

A lorry, a Ford Fiesta and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A5052 in Liverpool at 14:40 on Saturday 25 October 1997. All nine casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Oct 1997
Saturday, 14:40
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
9
9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40948, longitude -2.99718, in the L3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997050217803
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5052
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,119 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

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 1997050217803 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 1997.