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A6 crash in Chorley on 24 April 1998 at 16:12 involving a Volkswagen

A Volkswagen, a Volkswagen Polo and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the A6 in Chorley at 16:12 on Friday 24 April 1998. The 31-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen, the 40-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 34-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 106 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Apr 1998
Friday, 16:12
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.64948, longitude -2.62628, in the PR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chorley.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199804C038398
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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 slight injury crash on 15 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (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 199804C038398 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 1998.