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B5149 crash in Wirral on 4 May 2006 at 17:15 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a car were involved in a crash on the B5149 in Wirral at 17:15 on Thursday 4 May 2006. The 40-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 May 2006
Thursday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37363, longitude -3.01546, in the CH42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birkenhead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH42 3TF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200605AA08036
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5149
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
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 200605AA08036 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wirral road accident statistics for 2006.