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A6 crash in Chorley on 12 February 2010 at 20:50 involving a Seat Leon

A Seat Leon and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on the A6 in Chorley at 20:50 on Friday 12 February 2010. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Feb 2010
Friday, 20:50
Vehicles
2
Seat Leon and Rover 400 Series
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.66186, longitude -2.63072, in the PR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chorley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorley North & Astley, Chorley, PR6 7DE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004CA10012
Council area
Chorley
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
24%
Estimated chance it was slight
76%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,589 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 201004CA10012 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 2010.