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A57 crash in Knowsley on 26 July 2000 at 12:50 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Nissan Primera were involved in a crash on the A57 in Knowsley at 12:50 on Wednesday 26 July 2000. The 42-year-old male driver of the Nissan Primera and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Primera were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jul 2000
Wednesday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Nissan Primera
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42203, longitude -2.86192, in the L36 postcode district and within the built-up area of Huyton with Roby.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000050141259
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 February 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Primera)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Primera)

    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 2000050141259 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Knowsley road accident statistics for 2000.