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A551 crash in Wirral on 30 December 2019 at 12:45 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A car, a Vauxhall Meriva and a Nissan X-Trail were involved in a crash on the A551 in Wirral at 12:45 on Monday 30 December 2019. The 55-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Meriva was 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
30 Dec 2019
Monday, 12:45
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Meriva and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.4204, longitude -3.06113, in the CH44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wallasey. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 8RH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019051913360
Council area
Wirral
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
551
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan X-Trail

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    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 2019051913360 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wirral road accident statistics for 2019.