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Serious A561 crash in Liverpool on 2 November 2012 at 19:34 involving a London Taxis Int. Txii

A London Taxis Int. Txii hit a pedestrian on the A561 in Liverpool at 19:34 on Friday 2 November 2012. A 64-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Nov 2012
Friday, 19:34
Vehicles
1
London Taxis Int. Txii
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.35103, longitude -2.88497, in the L19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Garston, Liverpool, L19 8DA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201205FF05772
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
561
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2009.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 64, hit by vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. Txii)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

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 201205FF05772 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.