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Unclassified road crash in Preston PR1 on 12 November 2009 at 09:45 involving an Audi A3

An Audi A3 and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Preston at 09:45 on Thursday 12 November 2009. The 28-year-old male driver of the Audi A3, a 25-year-old female passenger in the Audi A3 and a 29-year-old male passenger in the Audi A3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Nov 2009
Thursday, 09:45
Vehicles
2
Audi A3 and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77291, longitude -2.68716, in the PR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Deepdale, Preston, PR1 6PA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200904DF09157
Council area
Preston
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
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
Daylight
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
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)

    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 200904DF09157 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 2009.