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Serious unclassified road crash in St. Helens WA9 on 21 December 2007 at 21:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Jaguar XJ Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens at 21:40 on Friday 21 December 2007. A 31-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Corsa and a 37-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Corsa were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights on an icy dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Dec 2007
Friday, 21:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and Jaguar XJ Series
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.42519, longitude -2.72533, in the WA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of St Helens. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sutton South East, St. Helens, WA9 4NG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200705DD22099
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual 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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

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 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    3,239 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 200705DD22099 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St. Helens road accident statistics for 2007.