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M65 crash in Chorley on 12 March 2005 at 10:54 involving an MG ZR

An MG ZR crashed on the M65 in Chorley at 10:54 on Saturday 12 March 2005. The 21-year-old male driver, an 11-year-old female passenger and a female passenger aged under 1 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Mar 2005
Saturday, 10:54
Vehicles
1
MG ZR
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.71766, longitude -2.63428, in the PR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bamber Bridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton, Chorley, PR5 8HR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200504C021305
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
65
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: MG ZR

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG ZR)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG ZR)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG ZR)

    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 200504C021305 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 2005.