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Serious A6 crash in Chorley on 1 May 2010 at 06:10 involving an Aprilia motorcycle

A vehicle and an Aprilia motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in Chorley at 06:10 on Saturday 1 May 2010. The 34-year-old male rider of the Aprilia motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 May 2010
Saturday, 06:10
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Aprilia
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.71239, longitude -2.64435, in the PR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bamber Bridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton, Chorley, PR5 8HR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004CC10033
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
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 January 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Aprilia

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Aprilia)

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 201004CC10033 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.