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B5253 crash in South Ribble on 24 December 2000 at 16:50 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Citroen ZX were involved in a crash on the B5253 in South Ribble at 16:50 on Sunday 24 December 2000. A 24-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf, a 35-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf and the 26-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2000
Sunday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Citroen ZX
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.67899, longitude -2.71772, in the PR25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leyland.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200004C112800
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5253
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 200004C112800 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ribble road accident statistics for 2000.