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C road crash in Knowsley L26 on 4 March 2004 at 06:30 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus and an MCC Smart were involved in a crash on a C road in Knowsley at 06:30 on Thursday 4 March 2004. The 19-year-old male driver of the MCC Smart was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Mar 2004
Thursday, 06:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo and MCC Smart
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37245, longitude -2.83221, in the L26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halewood South, Knowsley, L26 6LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200405CH00197
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 122 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 October 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: MCC Smart

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MCC Smart)

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 200405CH00197 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 2004.