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A59 crash in Ribble Valley on 22 January 2005 at 19:57 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A59 in Ribble Valley at 19:57 on Saturday 22 January 2005. The 27-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier, the 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Jan 2005
Saturday, 19:57
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.85436, longitude -2.38064, in the BB7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Littlemoor, Ribble Valley, BB7 1GX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ribble Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200504E019905
Council area
Ribble Valley
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
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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
34%
Estimated chance it was slight
66%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 8 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 200504E019905 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ribble Valley road accident statistics for 2005.