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Unclassified road crash in Wirral CH49 on 24 June 2011 at 12:07 involving an Iveco lorry

An Iveco lorry and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wirral at 12:07 on Friday 24 June 2011. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jun 2011
Friday, 12:07
Vehicles
2
Iveco and Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38476, longitude -3.08955, in the CH49 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birkenhead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Claughton, Wirral, CH43 9RY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201105AA03931
Council area
Wirral
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 March 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    3,920 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Iveco)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Insignia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201105AA03931 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 2011.