Fatal crash on the A552 - 10 Oct 1987

Accident reference 198705G302784

Fatal Accident

Accident summary

On Saturday 10 October 1987 at 11:10 a fatal collision occurred near A552 involving 1 vehicle and 4 casualties (1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198705G302784
Police Reference 05G302784
Date & Time
Saturday
Severity Fatal
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 4
Police Force Merseyside

Road & Location Details

First Road A552
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 95

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 33
Sex Male

Casualties (4)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Fatal
Type Pedestrian
Age 84
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 33
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Slight
Type Pedestrian
Age 34
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location On footway or verge
Pedestrian Movement Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

Casualty 4

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Slight
Type Pedestrian
Age 1
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location On footway or verge
Pedestrian Movement Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.