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A533 crash in Halton on 3 September 2004 at 05:20 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto, a Seat Leon and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A533 in Halton at 05:20 on Friday 3 September 2004. A 26-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Seat Leon, a 33-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Seat Leon and a 37-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Seat Leon were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Sep 2004
Friday, 05:20
Vehicles
3
Fiat Punto and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.3488, longitude -2.73695, in the WA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Widnes. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central & West Bank, Halton, WA8 0EG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004070404375
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
533
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
50%
Estimated chance it was slight
50%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, hit by vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing), masked by parked or stationary vehicle

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, hit by vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing), masked by parked or stationary vehicle

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing), masked by parked or stationary vehicle

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 2004070404375 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Halton road accident statistics for 2004.