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Unclassified road crash in Wirral CH41 on 30 April 2009 at 15:10 involving a Metrocab Metrocab taxi

A Metrocab Metrocab taxi, a Skoda Fabia and a Toyota were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wirral at 15:10 on Thursday 30 April 2009. The 45-year-old male driver of the Metrocab Metrocab taxi, the 76-year-old female driver of the Skoda Fabia and the 60-year-old male driver of the Toyota were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Apr 2009
Thursday, 15:10
Vehicles
3
Metrocab Metrocab and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39108, longitude -3.02535, in the CH41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birkenhead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Birkenhead and Tranmere, Wirral, CH41 6NZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200905AA32267
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
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
Raining, 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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 April 1980.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Metrocab Metrocab

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Metrocab Metrocab)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Fabia)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota)

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 200905AA32267 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.