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A562 crash in Liverpool on 9 December 2010 at 17:45 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A562 in Liverpool at 17:45 on Thursday 9 December 2010. All twelve casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Dec 2010
Thursday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Ford Transit
Casualties
12
12 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39749, longitude -2.95737, in the L8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Princes Park, Liverpool, L8 0TY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201005FF07049
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
562
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with 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
36%
Estimated chance it was slight
64%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

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

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 2, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 201005FF07049 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 2010.