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Fatal B5251 crash in Chorley on 9 July 1992 at 11:55 involving a Volkswagen Scirocco

A Volkswagen Scirocco and a Bristol (BLMC) bus were involved in a crash on the B5251 in Chorley at 11:55 on Thursday 9 July 1992. The 21-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Scirocco was killed and four other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Jul 1992
Thursday, 11:55
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Scirocco and Bristol (BLMC)
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63441, longitude -2.65404, in the PR7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992040CA1055
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5251
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Scirocco

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bristol (BLMC)

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Scirocco)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 83, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 1992040CA1055 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chorley road accident statistics for 1992.