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Unclassified road crash in Knowsley L36 on 6 September 2019 at 14:33 involving a Volkswagen Crafter van

A Volkswagen Crafter van and a MAN bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Knowsley at 14:33 on Friday 6 September 2019. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Sep 2019
Friday, 14:33
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Crafter and MAN
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.41431, longitude -2.85892, in the L36 postcode district and within the built-up area of Huyton with Roby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roby, Knowsley, L36 4HG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019051913345
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 February 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Crafter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    6,871 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Crafter)

    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 2019051913345 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.