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Serious A5058 crash in Sefton on 7 July 2004 at 04:55 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A5058 in Sefton at 04:55 on Wednesday 7 July 2004. All thirteen casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jul 2004
Wednesday, 04:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Scania
Casualties
13
13 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44671, longitude -2.98378, in the L20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bootle. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bootle West, Sefton, L20 7HS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200405BS01129
Council area
Sefton
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5058
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
5110

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 August 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (13)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 1, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 200405BS01129 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2004.