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Serious B6245 crash in Ribble Valley on 18 December 1996 at 14:50 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B6245 in Ribble Valley at 14:50 on Wednesday 18 December 1996. There were five casualties: four people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 1996
Wednesday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
5
4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.8177, longitude -2.54327, in the PR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ribble Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199604L045296
Council area
Ribble Valley
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6245
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 5 August 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,527 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

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 199604L045296 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ribble Valley road accident statistics for 1996.