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Fatal A673 crash in Chorley on 17 November 1994 at 13:55 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Honda motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A673 in Chorley at 13:55 on Thursday 17 November 1994. The 27-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle and a 22-year-old male passenger on the Honda motorcycle were killed and the 52-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Nov 1994
Thursday, 13:55
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Honda
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.61055, longitude -2.57598, in the PR6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199404C115194
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
673
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Honda)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

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 199404C115194 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 1994.