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Serious unclassified road crash in Preston PR2 on 2 May 1995 at 11:45 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Renault bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Preston at 11:45 on Tuesday 2 May 1995. A 69-year-old female passenger in the Renault bus and a 71-year-old female passenger in the Renault bus were seriously injured and the 30-year-old male driver of the Renault bus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 May 1995
Tuesday, 11:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Renault
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76561, longitude -2.72282, in the PR2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199504L014795
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 September 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    3,990 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 71, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault)

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 199504L014795 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 1995.