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A571 crash in St. Helens on 28 October 2012 at 11:38 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper and a Honda CRV were involved in a crash on the A571 in St. Helens at 11:38 on Sunday 28 October 2012. The 65-year-old female driver of the Honda CRV and a 73-year-old male passenger in the Honda CRV were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 2012
Sunday, 11:38
Vehicles
2
Mini Cooper and Honda CRV
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49513, longitude -2.70964, in the WN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Billinge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Billinge & Seneley Green, St. Helens, WN5 7PJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201205DD05676
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
571
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Raining, no 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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 May 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CRV

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda CRV)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda CRV)

    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 201205DD05676 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 2012.