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Serious A59 crash in Ribble Valley on 10 November 2001 at 16:20 involving a Peugeot 406

A Peugeot 406 and a Suzuki Vitara were involved in a crash on the A59 in Ribble Valley at 16:20 on Saturday 10 November 2001. The 41-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 406 and the 57-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Vitara were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Nov 2001
Saturday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 406 and Suzuki Vitara
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77528, longitude -2.58067, in the BB2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0UP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ribble Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104E095201
Council area
Ribble Valley
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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 7 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,088 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 406)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Vitara)

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 200104E095201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ribble Valley road accident statistics for 2001.