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M62 crash in Knowsley on 22 May 2018 at 18:50 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra, a Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Tigra were involved in a crash on the M62 in Knowsley at 18:50 on Tuesday 22 May 2018. The 42-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus and the 43-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Tigra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 May 2018
Tuesday, 18:50
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Vectra and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40856, longitude -2.87186, in the L36 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swanside, Knowsley, L14 6TX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018051801145
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 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
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Tigra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Tigra)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018051801145 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.