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Serious C road crash in Preston PR1 on 30 March 2001 at 18:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on a C road in Preston at 18:00 on Friday 30 March 2001. There were fifteen casualties: one person was seriously injured and fourteen were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Mar 2001
Friday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Dennis
Casualties
15
1 seriously injured, 14 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76417, longitude -2.70719, in the PR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Matthew's, Preston, PR1 1SY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104D018401
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Zebra crossing

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 24 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    8,268 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (15)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200104D018401 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 2001.