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Fatal B5075 crash in Cheshire West and Chester on 26 October 2018 at 20:50 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on the B5075 in Cheshire West and Chester at 20:50 on Friday 26 October 2018. The 36-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series was killed and the 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Insignia was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Oct 2018
Friday, 20:50
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.28346, longitude -2.4911, in the CW9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Marbury, Cheshire West and Chester, CW9 6ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire West and Chester

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018070337012
Council area
Cheshire West and Chester
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5075
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 37 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018070337012 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire West and Chester road accident statistics for 2018.