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Serious A581 crash in Chorley on 19 January 2007 at 16:30 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A581 in Chorley at 16:30 on Friday 19 January 2007. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jan 2007
Friday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota Corolla and Renault Clio
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.66151, longitude -2.76767, in the PR26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croston.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200704CC07009
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
581
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    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 200704CC07009 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 2007.