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A599 crash in St. Helens on 31 December 2004 at 11:10 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a car were involved in a crash on the A599 in St. Helens at 11:10 on Friday 31 December 2004. The 60-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat and a 62-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Passat were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2004
Friday, 11:10
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.47019, longitude -2.65333, in the WA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haydock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0PY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in St. Helens

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200405DH01236
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
599
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200405DH01236 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.