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A5107 crash in Liverpool on 26 February 1998 at 18:20 involving a Leyland National bus

A Leyland National bus hit a pedestrian on the A5107 in Liverpool at 18:20 on Thursday 26 February 1998. A 28-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Feb 1998
Thursday, 18:20
Vehicles
1
Leyland National
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40666, longitude -2.97952, in the L1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998050045685
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5107
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
5038

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 March 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland National

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    8,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    21 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, hit by vehicle 1 (Leyland National)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 1998050045685 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 1998.