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Unclassified road crash in Knowsley L24 on 2 October 2018 at 15:30 involving an Audi A3

A bicycle and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Knowsley at 15:30 on Tuesday 2 October 2018. The 12-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 2018
Tuesday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Audi A3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.3526, longitude -2.84391, in the L24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Speke, Liverpool, L24 9HP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018051840443
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 3 September 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2018051840443 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.