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M57 crash in Knowsley on 3 September 2004 at 11:05 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the M57 in Knowsley at 11:05 on Friday 3 September 2004. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Sep 2004
Friday, 11:05
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40064, longitude -2.80989, in the L35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Gabriels, Knowsley, L35 1QT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200405CH00797
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
57
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
21%
Estimated chance it was slight
79%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    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 200405CH00797 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.