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M53 crash in Wirral on 30 November 2009 at 09:00 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio, a Ford KA and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the M53 in Wirral at 09:00 on Monday 30 November 2009. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Nov 2009
Monday, 09:00
Vehicles
3
Renault Clio and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.41154, longitude -3.0803, in the CH44 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7RH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200905AA03797
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
53
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200905AA03797 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 2009.