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B6241 crash in Preston on 14 December 2008 at 16:40 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the B6241 in Preston at 16:40 on Sunday 14 December 2008. The 21-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Renault Clio were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 2008
Sunday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Renault Clio
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79143, longitude -2.68776, in the PR2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sharoe Green, Preston, PR2 9ZZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804DF08254
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6241
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 October 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    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 200804DF08254 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Preston road accident statistics for 2008.