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A59 crash in South Ribble on 6 July 2005 at 17:51 involving a Fiat Marea

A Fiat Marea and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A59 in South Ribble at 17:51 on Wednesday 6 July 2005. The 70-year-old male driver of the Fiat Marea, the 17-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 47-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Marea were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2005
Wednesday, 17:51
Vehicles
2
Fiat Marea and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70581, longitude -2.79741, in the PR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Longton.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200504CP05014
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
47%
Estimated chance it was slight
53%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 October 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Marea

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    2,387 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Marea)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Marea)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200504CP05014 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 2005.