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A5106 crash in Chorley on 26 May 2000 at 07:05 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A5106 in Chorley at 07:05 on Friday 26 May 2000. The 24-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and a 32-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were 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
Slight
Date
26 May 2000
Friday, 07:05
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62867, longitude -2.61722, in the PR7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200004C049500
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5106
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
Stop sign
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 slight injury crash on 9 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    9,603 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200004C049500 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 2000.