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Serious A599 crash in St. Helens on 20 January 2014 at 17:55 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a London Taxis Int. Txii were involved in a crash on the A599 in St. Helens at 17:55 on Monday 20 January 2014. The 65-year-old male driver of the Toyota Yaris was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Jan 2014
Monday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and London Taxis Int. Txii
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.46564, longitude -2.67003, in the WA11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haydock.

Map of where the crash happened in St. Helens

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201405DD01255
Council area
St. Helens
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
599
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 16 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

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 201405DD01255 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 2014.