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M6 crash in Preston on 22 May 2001 at 17:45 involving a Toyota Avensis

A Toyota Avensis and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the M6 in Preston at 17:45 on Tuesday 22 May 2001. The 55-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 May 2001
Tuesday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Toyota Avensis and Ford Sierra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76628, longitude -2.63501, in the PR5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0UJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104D030701
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
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
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 21 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

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 200104D030701 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.