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Serious unclassified road crash in Halton WA7 on 15 December 2003 at 19:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Halton at 19:15 on Monday 15 December 2003. A 36-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Astra and a 55-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Astra were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Dec 2003
Monday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Rover 400 Series
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.34435, longitude -2.69933, in the WA7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Runcorn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halton Castle, Halton, WA7 2LH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003070307182
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 63 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 2003070307182 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 2003.