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A6063 crash in Preston on 18 January 2002 at 14:10 involving a Vauxhall Tigra

A Vauxhall Tigra and a Daewoo Leganza were involved in a crash on the A6063 in Preston at 14:10 on Friday 18 January 2002. The 50-year-old male driver of the Daewoo Leganza and the 41-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Tigra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 2002
Friday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Tigra and Daewoo Leganza
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77407, longitude -2.68991, in the PR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Deepdale, Preston, PR1 6PA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204D003802
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6063
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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 27 February 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Tigra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Daewoo Leganza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Daewoo Leganza)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Tigra)

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 200204D003802 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 2002.