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A57 crash in Liverpool on 20 December 2007 at 22:55 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A bus or coach and a London Taxis Int. TX1 were involved in a crash on the A57 in Liverpool at 22:55 on Thursday 20 December 2007. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2007
Thursday, 22:55
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40921, longitude -2.97494, in the L3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre North, Liverpool, L1 1HU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200705EE22040
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 17 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi or private hire 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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 68, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200705EE22040 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Liverpool road accident statistics for 2007.