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A54 crash in Cheshire West and Chester on 30 August 2020 at 18:50 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a Saab 9-5 were involved in a crash on the A54 in Cheshire West and Chester at 18:50 on Sunday 30 August 2020. The 24-year-old female driver of the Saab 9-5 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Aug 2020
Sunday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Saab 9-5
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.1927, longitude -2.52752, in the CW7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Winsford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Winsford Over & Verdin, Cheshire West and Chester, CW7 2AP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire West and Chester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020070523180
Council area
Cheshire West and Chester
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
54
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9-5

    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
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9-5)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020070523180 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire West and Chester road accident statistics for 2020.