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Unclassified road crash in St. Helens WA9 on 24 August 2011 at 17:17 involving a Fiat Seicento

A Fiat Seicento and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in St. Helens at 17:17 on Wednesday 24 August 2011. The 49-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery and a 38-year-old male passenger in the Land Rover Discovery were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Aug 2011
Wednesday, 17:17
Vehicles
2
Fiat Seicento and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45142, longitude -2.72759, in the WA9 postcode district and within the built-up area of St Helens. It is one of the crashes that make up the Peasley Cross & Fingerpost, St. Helens, WA9 1AX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in St. Helens

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201105DD04968
Council area
St. Helens
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 22 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Seicento

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    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 201105DD04968 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St. Helens road accident statistics for 2011.