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M56 crash in Halton on 15 December 2016 at 09:46 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A Vauxhall Meriva and a Renault Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the M56 in Halton at 09:46 on Thursday 15 December 2016. The 54-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Meriva was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Dec 2016
Thursday, 09:46
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Meriva and Renault Trucks
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.32632, longitude -2.64409, in the WA4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor, Halton, WA4 4HS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Halton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016076388281
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
56
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
56

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
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 22 February 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    10,837 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2016076388281 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.