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A585 crash in Wyre on 29 November 2008 at 11:00 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a Volvo 940 were involved in a crash on the A585 in Wyre at 11:00 on Saturday 29 November 2008. A 66-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 940 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Nov 2008
Saturday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and Volvo 940
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.88234, longitude -3.02242, in the FY5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Thornton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cleveleys Park, Wyre, FY5 2PS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804BC08252
Council area
Wyre
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
585
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 October 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 940)

    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 200804BC08252 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.