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A565 crash in Sefton on 16 December 2011 at 09:56 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a Mercedes SLK Class were involved in a crash on the A565 in Sefton at 09:56 on Friday 16 December 2011. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Dec 2011
Friday, 09:56
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and Mercedes SLK Class
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5694, longitude -3.04823, in the L37 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Formby East, Sefton, L37 7EW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201105BB07084
Council area
Sefton
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
565
Road type
Dual 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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes SLK Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes SLK 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 201105BB07084 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2011.