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Unclassified road crash in Chorley PR6 on 11 September 2008 at 17:35 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chorley at 17:35 on Thursday 11 September 2008. The 20-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio, the 64-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra and a 56-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Sep 2008
Thursday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Nissan Micra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.64721, longitude -2.61265, in the PR6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chorley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorley East, Chorley, PR6 0LQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804CA08098
Council area
Chorley
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
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
Other
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
23%
Estimated chance it was slight
77%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,240 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    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 200804CA08098 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 2008.