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Serious A533 crash in Halton on 18 December 1998 at 16:50 involving a Peugeot 205

A car, a Peugeot 205 and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A533 in Halton at 16:50 on Friday 18 December 1998. The 39-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 205 and the 26-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 1998
Friday, 16:50
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 205 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.34082, longitude -2.72087, in the WA7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Halton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998078B41964
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
533
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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 24 May 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

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 1998078B41964 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 1998.