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A580 crash in Liverpool on 3 October 2012 at 15:52 involving a Hyundai Elantra

A Hyundai Elantra and a VDL bus were involved in a crash on the A580 in Liverpool at 15:52 on Wednesday 3 October 2012. A 71-year-old female passenger in the VDL bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Oct 2012
Wednesday, 15:52
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Elantra and VDL
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.43831, longitude -2.93285, in the L4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clubmoor East, Liverpool, L4 8UW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201205EE05379
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
580
Road type
Dual 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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with 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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Elantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: VDL

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (VDL)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing 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 201205EE05379 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Liverpool road accident statistics for 2012.