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A5208 crash in Knowsley on 31 July 2002 at 19:55 involving a Daewoo Nexia

A Daewoo Nexia and a Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5208 in Knowsley at 19:55 on Wednesday 31 July 2002. A 73-year-old female passenger in the Daewoo Nexia and the 38-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GZ 125 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2002
Wednesday, 19:55
Vehicles
2
Daewoo Nexia and Suzuki GZ 125
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47278, longitude -2.85571, in the L70 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kirkby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Northwood, Knowsley, L33 7XZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002050144601
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5208
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 March 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Daewoo Nexia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GZ 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Nexia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GZ 125)

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 2002050144601 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 2002.