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B6241 crash in Preston on 20 February 2002 at 16:45 involving a Renault Laguna

A car, a Renault Laguna and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the B6241 in Preston at 16:45 on Wednesday 20 February 2002. The 28-year-old female driver of the Honda Civic, the 35-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna and a 38-year-old female passenger in the Renault Laguna were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Feb 2002
Wednesday, 16:45
Vehicles
3
Renault Laguna and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77452, longitude -2.68992, 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.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204D009302
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6241
Road type
Dual 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
A
Second road number
5085

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 13 December 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    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 200204D009302 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.