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Unclassified road crash in Preston PR2 on 30 July 2010 at 17:00 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Suzuki AN 400 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Preston at 17:00 on Friday 30 July 2010. The 43-year-old male rider of the Suzuki AN 400 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2010
Friday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Suzuki AN 400
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77143, longitude -2.72522, in the PR2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cadley, Preston, PR2 2EY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004DF10079
Council area
Preston
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
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki AN 400

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    385 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki AN 400)

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 201004DF10079 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 2010.