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A580 crash in Liverpool on 17 December 2018 at 20:25 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A van and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A580 in Liverpool at 20:25 on Monday 17 December 2018. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Dec 2018
Monday, 20:25
Vehicles
2
Van and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.45946, longitude -2.90735, in the L11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Croxteth, Liverpool, L11 0BQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018051840696
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
580
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 2 metres away, was a fatal crash on 27 February 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2018051840696 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Liverpool road accident statistics for 2018.