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M57 crash in Sefton on 23 March 2018 at 08:10 involving a Mercedes Cla Class

A car and a Mercedes Cla Class were involved in a crash on the M57 in Sefton at 08:10 on Friday 23 March 2018. The 45-year-old female driver of the Mercedes Cla Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Mar 2018
Friday, 08:10
Vehicles
2
Car and Mercedes Cla Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49235, longitude -2.95044, in the L10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bootle. It is one of the crashes that make up the Netherton South & Orrell, Sefton, L30 8RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sefton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018051800934
Council area
Sefton
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
59

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 May 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Cla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Cla Class)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018051800934 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2018.