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Serious A6 crash in Wyre on 29 July 2012 at 14:48 involving a Saab 9-3

A Saab 9-3 and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in Wyre at 14:48 on Sunday 29 July 2012. The 38-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle and a 42-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jul 2012
Sunday, 14:48
Vehicles
2
Saab 9-3 and Suzuki
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.91417, longitude -2.7769, in the PR3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Garstang. It is one of the crashes that make up the Garstang, Wyre, PR3 1RG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201204BC12188
Council area
Wyre
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
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6430

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 April 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 9-3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

    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 201204BC12188 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre road accident statistics for 2012.