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A572 crash in St. Helens on 14 November 2008 at 11:00 involving a Toyota Yaris

A minibus and a Toyota Yaris were involved in a crash on the A572 in St. Helens at 11:00 on Friday 14 November 2008. The 46-year-old male driver of the minibus, the 38-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris and a 63-year-old female passenger in the minibus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Nov 2008
Friday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Minibus and Toyota Yaris
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45393, longitude -2.69947, in the WA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of St Helens. It is one of the crashes that make up the Parr, St. Helens, WA9 1HL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200805DD28970
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
572
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    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 200805DD28970 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 2008.