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Serious B5178 crash in Liverpool on 26 January 2019 at 23:49 involving a Peugeot 2008

Four vehicles, including a car and a Peugeot 2008, were involved in a crash on the B5178 in Liverpool at 23:49 on Saturday 26 January 2019. There were eight casualties: one person was seriously injured and seven were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Jan 2019
Saturday, 23:49
Vehicles
4
Peugeot 2008 and 3 others
Casualties
8
1 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40528, longitude -2.95433, in the L7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kensington & Fairfield, Liverpool, L7 8TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Liverpool

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019051910237
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5178
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 2008

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 2008)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 2008)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 2008)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 2008)

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

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW X5)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW X5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 308)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 308)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2019051910237 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 2019.