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B5141 crash in Wirral on 13 October 2007 at 17:52 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the B5141 in Wirral at 17:52 on Saturday 13 October 2007. The 17-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, the 32-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Zafira and a 6-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Zafira were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Oct 2007
Saturday, 17:52
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37298, longitude -3.18425, in the CH48 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Kirby. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Kirby and Thurstaston, Wirral, CH48 4EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200705AA20499
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5141
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
540

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 March 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200705AA20499 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 2007.