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M6 crash in South Ribble on 13 March 2004 at 10:15 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Skoda Felicia were involved in a crash on the M6 in South Ribble at 10:15 on Saturday 13 March 2004. The 28-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van, a 74-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Felicia and the 47-year-old male driver of the Skoda Felicia were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2004
Saturday, 10:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Skoda Felicia
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.72998, longitude -2.64902, in the PR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bamber Bridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane, South Ribble, PR5 6YQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200404C018704
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
27%
Estimated chance it was slight
73%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Felicia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Felicia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Felicia)

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 200404C018704 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ribble road accident statistics for 2004.