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M6 crash in Preston on 28 July 2000 at 11:15 involving a Renault 21

A Renault 21, a car and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on the M6 in Preston at 11:15 on Friday 28 July 2000. All nine casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jul 2000
Friday, 11:15
Vehicles
3
Renault 21 and 2 others
Casualties
9
9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79588, longitude -2.67934, in the PR2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200004D042300
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Raining, 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 15 January 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    2,068 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    68 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,589 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200004D042300 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 2000.