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A6 crash in South Ribble on 17 October 2006 at 16:18 involving a Renault Espace

A Renault Espace and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in South Ribble at 16:18 on Tuesday 17 October 2006. The 11-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Oct 2006
Tuesday, 16:18
Vehicles
2
Renault Espace and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.71871, longitude -2.65612, in the PR5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble, PR5 6JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200604CM06174
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
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
6

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
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 200604CM06174 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 2006.