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A41 crash in Wirral on 1 October 2010 at 13:20 involving a Mitsubishi

A Mitsubishi and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A41 in Wirral at 13:20 on Friday 1 October 2010. The 48-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series and a 37-year-old male passenger in the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Oct 2010
Friday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37665, longitude -3.00937, in the CH42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birkenhead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH42 3TF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201005AA06351
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Dual 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
A
Second road number
41

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
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 19 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    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 201005AA06351 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 2010.