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Fatal A49 crash in Chorley on 30 July 2003 at 06:29 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a car were involved in a crash on the A49 in Chorley at 06:29 on Wednesday 30 July 2003. The 26-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was killed, the 68-year-old female driver of the car was seriously injured and a 31-year-old male pedestrian hit by the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Jul 2003
Wednesday, 06:29
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and car
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62626, longitude -2.68009, in the PR7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5HP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200304C063103
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
49
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, hit by vehicle 2 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic

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 200304C063103 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 2003.