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Serious accident on A551, Wirral on Tuesday 16 December 1997

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3674 / 53°22'2"N

Longitude: -3.088 / 3°5'16"W

OS Eastings: 327700

OS Northings: 386170

OS Grid: SJ277861

Mapcode National: GBR 6YWH.7L

Mapcode Global: WH767.JMQ9

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1997050253573

Date

Tuesday 16 December 1997

Time

22:46

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wirral

Local Authority (Highways)

Wirral Borough Council

Police Force

Merseyside

Road Class

A

Road Number

551

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lighting unknown

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Area Type

Rural

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

3

Petrol, 1998cc

Male, 46 - 55

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Nearside

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In centre of carriageway - not on refuge, island or central reservation, Crossing from driver's offside

1

36 - 45

Male

Serious

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