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M61 crash in Chorley on 22 September 2004 at 10:45 involving a Volvo V70

Three Volvo V70 cars, a Volvo 850 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the M61 in Chorley at 10:45 on Wednesday 22 September 2004. All eight casualties 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
22 Sep 2004
Wednesday, 10:45
Vehicles
5
Volvo V70 and 4 others
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70931, longitude -2.63128, in the PR5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200404C086504
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
61
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
38%
Estimated chance it was slight
62%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 March 1990.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,435 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,319 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo 850

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,319 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo 850)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo 850)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo V70)

    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 200404C086504 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 2004.