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Serious M57 crash in Knowsley on 7 December 2015 at 08:43 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on the M57 in Knowsley at 08:43 on Monday 7 December 2015. The 28-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Dec 2015
Monday, 08:43
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45424, longitude -2.86789, in the L12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Prescot North, Knowsley, L34 9GY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015051503227
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

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 2015051503227 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Knowsley road accident statistics for 2015.