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M6 crash in South Ribble on 28 March 2008 at 07:44 involving a Vauxhall Corsavan

A Vauxhall Corsavan and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the M6 in South Ribble at 07:44 on Friday 28 March 2008. The 29-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Mar 2008
Friday, 07:44
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsavan and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.7653, longitude -2.63379, in the PR5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Samlesbury & Walton, South Ribble, PR5 0UJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804TA08071
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
59

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsavan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 200804TA08071 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.