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A5080 crash in Halton on 24 October 2016 at 21:51 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A5080 in Halton at 21:51 on Monday 24 October 2016. The 18-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and the 38-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Oct 2016
Monday, 21:51
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38984, longitude -2.74066, in the WA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Widnes. It is one of the crashes that make up the Birchfield, Halton, WA8 9AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Halton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016076330602
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5080
Road type
Single 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
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 April 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    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
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

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 2016076330602 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 2016.