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M62 crash in Knowsley on 28 October 2023 at 20:30 involving a DS DS3

A DS DS3, a Ford Focus and a Toyota Aygo were involved in a crash on the M62 in Knowsley at 20:30 on Saturday 28 October 2023. The 51-year-old male driver of the DS DS3, a 17-year-old male passenger in the Ford Focus and the 17-year-old female driver of the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 2023
Saturday, 20:30
Vehicles
3
DS DS3 and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40064, longitude -2.83949, in the L36 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Gabriels, Knowsley, L36 5UX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Knowsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023052302593
Council area
Knowsley
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
16%
Estimated chance it was slight
84%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 23 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: DS DS3

    Car

    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
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (DS DS3)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2023052302593 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 2023.