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Fatal M6 crash in Preston on 6 March 1993 at 18:55 involving a Chrysler Sunbeam

A Chrysler Sunbeam and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the M6 in Preston at 18:55 on Saturday 6 March 1993. An 82-year-old female passenger in the Chrysler Sunbeam was killed, two other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Mar 1993
Saturday, 18:55
Vehicles
2
Chrysler Sunbeam and Austin Metro
Casualties
6
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76699, longitude -2.63668, in the PR5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199304D020093
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chrysler Sunbeam

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    928 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chrysler Sunbeam)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chrysler Sunbeam)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chrysler Sunbeam)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat 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 199304D020093 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 1993.