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A6 crash in Preston on 12 May 2009 at 08:20 involving a Toyota Landcruiser

A Toyota Landcruiser and a Land Rover Range Rover Sport were involved in a crash on the A6 in Preston at 08:20 on Tuesday 12 May 2009. The 42-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Land Rover Range Rover Sport were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 May 2009
Tuesday, 08:20
Vehicles
2
Toyota Landcruiser and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80454, longitude -2.72032, in the PR3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Preston Rural East, Preston, PR3 5JH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200904DR09002
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 January 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Range Rover Sport

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,720 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover Sport)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover Sport)

    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 200904DR09002 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.