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Unclassified road crash in Chorley PR6 on 15 April 2010 at 17:25 involving a Triumph motorcycle

A Triumph motorcycle and a John Deere agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chorley at 17:25 on Thursday 15 April 2010. The 48-year-old male rider of the Triumph motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Apr 2010
Thursday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Triumph and John Deere
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.6431, longitude -2.60805, in the PR6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorley East, Chorley, PR6 0LQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004CA10034
Council area
Chorley
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
Rural
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
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
25%
Estimated chance it was slight
75%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 August 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: John Deere

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    21 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph)

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 201004CA10034 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.