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Unclassified road crash in Chorley PR7 on 8 July 2002 at 17:04 involving a Renault 21

A car and a Renault 21 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chorley at 17:04 on Monday 8 July 2002. A 31-year-old female passenger in the Renault 21 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jul 2002
Monday, 17:04
Vehicles
2
Car and Renault 21
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.64423, longitude -2.63348, in the PR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chorley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorley South West, Chorley, PR7 2JP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204C065902
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200204C065902 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chorley road accident statistics for 2002.