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Unclassified road crash in Wyre PR3 on 3 July 2008 at 16:45 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a Volvo 940 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wyre at 16:45 on Thursday 3 July 2008. The 20-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106, the 73-year-old male driver of the Volvo 940 and a 51-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 106 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
3 Jul 2008
Thursday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and Volvo 940
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.87413, longitude -2.90313, in the PR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804BC08149
Council area
Wyre
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
30%
Estimated chance it was slight
70%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 293 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    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
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 940)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

    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 200804BC08149 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 2008.