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B5144 crash in Cheshire West and Chester on 20 May 2010 at 17:20 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the B5144 in Cheshire West and Chester at 17:20 on Thursday 20 May 2010. The 20-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and the 38-year-old female driver of the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 2010
Thursday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.26999, longitude -2.58625, in the CW8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire West and Chester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010070142271
Council area
Cheshire West and Chester
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5144
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 October 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    3,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

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 2010070142271 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire West and Chester road accident statistics for 2010.