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Fatal C road crash in St. Helens WA9 on 21 December 2004 at 07:50 involving a Land Rover Range Rover

A Land Rover Range Rover and a Vauxhall Brava van were involved in a crash on a C road in St. Helens at 07:50 on Tuesday 21 December 2004. The 39-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Range Rover and the 39-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Brava van were killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Dec 2004
Tuesday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Range Rover and Vauxhall Brava
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.41832, longitude -2.70204, in the WA9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in St. Helens

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200405DH01154
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 61 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Range Rover

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    3,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Brava

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Range Rover)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Brava)

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 200405DH01154 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St. Helens road accident statistics for 2004.