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Unclassified road crash in Sefton PR8 on 22 July 2009 at 22:05 involving a Vauxhall Corsavan

A Vauxhall Corsavan and a London Taxis Int. TX1 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sefton at 22:05 on Wednesday 22 July 2009. The 50-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. TX1 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Jul 2009
Wednesday, 22:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsavan and London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.64143, longitude -3.00373, in the PR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southport. It is one of the crashes that make up the Duke's, Sefton, PR8 1BH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200905BB34025
Council area
Sefton
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

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsavan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

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 200905BB34025 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2009.