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A57 crash in Cheshire East on 26 July 2004 at 13:20 involving a Ford Transit lorry

A Ford Transit lorry and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A57 in Cheshire East at 13:20 on Monday 26 July 2004. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit lorry and a 27-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jul 2004
Monday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and another
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38828, longitude -2.62261, in the WA5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA5 1NU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire East

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004070403623
Council area
Cheshire East
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 March 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 2004070403623 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire East road accident statistics for 2004.