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M6 crash in Preston on 8 January 1996 at 08:15 involving a Citroen ZX

A Citroen ZX and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the M6 in Preston at 08:15 on Monday 8 January 1996. The 25-year-old female driver of the Citroen ZX and the 54-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jan 1996
Monday, 08:15
Vehicles
2
Citroen ZX and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78364, longitude -2.65074, in the PR2 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
199604D001296
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

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 199604D001296 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 1996.