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Serious A5104 crash in Cheshire West and Chester on 7 January 2000 at 14:47 involving a Ford Escort

A vehicle, a Ford Escort and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A5104 in Cheshire West and Chester at 14:47 on Friday 7 January 2000. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jan 2000
Friday, 14:47
Vehicles
3
Ford Escort and 2 others
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.1792, longitude -2.90373, in the CH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chester.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire West and Chester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000070000522
Council area
Cheshire West and Chester
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5104
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2000070000522 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire West and Chester road accident statistics for 2000.