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Serious B5178 crash in Liverpool on 8 December 2004 at 16:50 involving a Proton Persona

A Proton Persona and a Citroen Berlingo were involved in a crash on the B5178 in Liverpool at 16:50 on Wednesday 8 December 2004. A 14-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Proton Persona was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Dec 2004
Wednesday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Proton Persona and Citroen Berlingo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39389, longitude -2.8624, in the L25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Belle Vale, Liverpool, L25 2PW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200405FT01498
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5178
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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 11 February 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Persona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Berlingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Proton Persona)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 200405FT01498 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Liverpool road accident statistics for 2004.