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Serious A5085 crash in Preston on 15 February 2002 at 21:37 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a London Taxis Int. TX1 were involved in a crash on the A5085 in Preston at 21:37 on Friday 15 February 2002. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Feb 2002
Friday, 21:37
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77088, longitude -2.72794, in the PR2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ashton, Preston, PR2 1ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204D008202
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
5085
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
5411

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 7 December 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200204D008202 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.