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B5251 crash in South Ribble on 7 July 2001 at 12:15 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the B5251 in South Ribble at 12:15 on Saturday 7 July 2001. The 39-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106, a 12-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 106 and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 106 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 2001
Saturday, 12:15
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and Renault Megane
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63459, longitude -2.65406, in the PR7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 3QP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104C058501
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
5251
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 18 December 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

    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 200104C058501 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 2001.