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M62 crash in Knowsley on 16 May 2019 at 17:20 involving a Caetano Levante bus

A Caetano Levante bus, a car and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the M62 in Knowsley at 17:20 on Thursday 16 May 2019. The 24-year-old female driver of the car and the 23-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 May 2019
Thursday, 17:20
Vehicles
3
Caetano Levante and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39988, longitude -2.8038, in the L35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Gabriels, Knowsley, L35 1QT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019051911974
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 June 2022.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Caetano Levante

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    9,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,586 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 2019051911974 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 2019.