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A59 crash in Preston on 8 November 2000 at 16:30 involving a BMW 7 Series

A BMW 7 Series, a Renault Megane and a Land Rover 90 were involved in a crash on the A59 in Preston at 16:30 on Wednesday 8 November 2000. The 62-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Nov 2000
Wednesday, 16:30
Vehicles
3
BMW 7 Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75762, longitude -2.72043, in the PR1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200004D067700
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
A
Second road number
5072

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 7 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    3,430 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Land Rover 90

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

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 200004D067700 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.