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B5256 crash in South Ribble on 19 December 2008 at 16:35 involving a Ford Mondeo taxi

A vehicle and a Ford Mondeo taxi were involved in a crash on the B5256 in South Ribble at 16:35 on Friday 19 December 2008. A 23-year-old female passenger in the Ford Mondeo taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Dec 2008
Friday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69853, longitude -2.71094, in the PR25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leyland. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broadfield, South Ribble, PR25 1QY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804CL08135
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5256
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 May 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200804CL08135 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ribble road accident statistics for 2008.