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Fatal M62 crash in Liverpool on 24 May 2009 at 16:24 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover Range Rover Sport were involved in a crash on the M62 in Liverpool at 16:24 on Sunday 24 May 2009. The 33-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was killed, the 46-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport was seriously injured and a 35-year-old female passenger in the Land Rover Range Rover Sport was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 May 2009
Sunday, 16:24
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40587, longitude -2.89649, in the L14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wavertree Garden Suburb, Liverpool, L15 6YQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200905EE32636
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
A
Second road number
5080

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Range Rover Sport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover Sport)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover Sport)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200905EE32636 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 2009.