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Fatal C road crash in Halton WA8 on 27 September 2015 at 15:15 involving a Citroen Berlingo van

A Citroen Berlingo van hit two pedestrians on a C road in Halton at 15:15 on Sunday 27 September 2015. A 54-year-old female pedestrian was killed and a 55-year-old male pedestrian and the 44-year-old male driver were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Sep 2015
Sunday, 15:15
Vehicles
1
Citroen Berlingo
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37827, longitude -2.7627, in the WA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Widnes. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hough Green, Halton, WA8 4XY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Halton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015075288059
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 49 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 54, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

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 2015075288059 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Halton road accident statistics for 2015.