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Unclassified road crash in Preston PR1 on 6 August 2003 at 08:40 involving a Citroen AX

A Citroen AX and a Peugeot 406 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Preston at 08:40 on Wednesday 6 August 2003. A 26-year-old female passenger in the Citroen AX and a 35-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 406 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Aug 2003
Wednesday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
Citroen AX and Peugeot 406
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76019, longitude -2.69666, 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.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200304D041603
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 406)

    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 200304D041603 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 2003.