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B6228 crash in Chorley on 6 February 2007 at 14:15 involving a Rover 25

A Rover 25 and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the B6228 in Chorley at 14:15 on Tuesday 6 February 2007. The 84-year-old male driver of the Rover 25, the 51-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery and a 75-year-old female passenger in the Rover 25 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 2007
Tuesday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Rover 25 and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.67857, longitude -2.63127, in the PR6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whittle-le-Woods. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorley North East, Chorley, PR6 7DD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200704CC07017
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6228
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Unclassified

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
29%
Estimated chance it was slight
71%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 156 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 25)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 25)

    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 200704CC07017 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.