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M6 crash in Chorley on 22 December 2009 at 18:14 involving a Land Rover Defender

A Land Rover Defender crashed on the M6 in Chorley at 18:14 on Tuesday 22 December 2009. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a snow-covered dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2009
Tuesday, 18:14
Vehicles
1
Land Rover Defender
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.60806, longitude -2.68856, in the PR7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200904TA09261
Council area
Chorley
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
Dual carriageway
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

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
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
38%
Estimated chance it was slight
62%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Defender

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Defender)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Defender)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Defender)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Defender)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Defender)

    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 200904TA09261 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chorley road accident statistics for 2009.