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A59 crash in Sefton on 18 December 2019 at 22:53 involving a Volvo V40

A Volvo V40, a Mazda 2 and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the A59 in Sefton at 22:53 on Wednesday 18 December 2019. 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 crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2019
Wednesday, 22:53
Vehicles
3
Volvo V40 and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4931, longitude -2.95335, in the L30 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Netherton South & Orrell, Sefton, L30 8RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sefton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019051913262
Council area
Sefton
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
59

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
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 23 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 2)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V40)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 2)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes E Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2019051913262 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sefton road accident statistics for 2019.