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A5059 crash in Liverpool on 5 December 2008 at 16:50 involving a London Taxis Int. TX4

A London Taxis Int. TX4, a Scania bus and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A5059 in Liverpool at 16:50 on Friday 5 December 2008. A 54-year-old female passenger in the London Taxis Int. TX4 and a 53-year-old male passenger in the London Taxis Int. TX4 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2008
Friday, 16:50
Vehicles
3
London Taxis Int. TX4 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4043, longitude -2.99273, in the L2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre North, Liverpool, L3 9LQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200805EE29942
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5059
Road type
Single 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
A
Second road number
5036

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 October 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    3,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX4)

    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 200805EE29942 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 2008.