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Fatal A5300 crash in Knowsley on 3 May 2018 at 13:15 involving a Subaru Impreza

A Subaru Impreza crashed on the A5300 in Knowsley at 13:15 on Thursday 3 May 2018. The 74-year-old male driver was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 May 2018
Thursday, 13:15
Vehicles
1
Subaru Impreza
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39152, longitude -2.80498, in the L35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halewood North, Knowsley, L35 1RE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018051800977
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5300
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
57

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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Impreza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    2,457 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Impreza)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018051800977 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 2018.