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Unclassified road crash in Preston PR1 on 20 January 1990 at 23:30 involving a van

A van hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Preston at 23:30 on Saturday 20 January 1990. A 24-year-old male pedestrian and a 24-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jan 1990
Saturday, 23:30
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76012, longitude -2.69345, in the PR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990040DA0239
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 October 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 1990040DA0239 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Preston road accident statistics for 1990.