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B5149 crash in Wirral on 3 November 2008 at 15:30 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a Nissan Almera were involved in a crash on the B5149 in Wirral at 15:30 on Monday 3 November 2008. A 7-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and a 25-year-old male passenger in the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 2008
Monday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Dennis and Nissan Almera
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37436, longitude -3.01518, 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
200805AA28715
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
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 January 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    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 200805AA28715 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 2008.