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Serious unclassified road crash in Wirral CH41 on 6 March 2023 at 22:07 involving a Volvo S40

A Volvo S40 and a Hyundai Ioniq were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wirral at 22:07 on Monday 6 March 2023. A 39-year-old male passenger in the Volvo S40 was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Mar 2023
Monday, 22:07
Vehicles
2
Volvo S40 and Hyundai Ioniq
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.39616, longitude -3.06274, in the CH41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Birkenhead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bidston and St James, Wirral, CH43 7SX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wirral

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023052300547
Council area
Wirral
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
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 May 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo S40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Ioniq

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo S40)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2023052300547 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 2023.