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Serious unclassified road crash in Preston PR1 on 13 November 2002 at 09:44 involving a Mercedes bus

A Mercedes bus and a Leyland bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Preston at 09:44 on Wednesday 13 November 2002. There were fourteen casualties: three people were seriously injured and eleven were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Nov 2002
Wednesday, 09:44
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Leyland
Casualties
14
3 seriously injured, 11 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76038, longitude -2.69424, in the PR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston. It is one of the crashes that make up the City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204D075102
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
One way street or slip road
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 May 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    3,972 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    10,450 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (14)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 71, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 79, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200204D075102 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.