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Serious unclassified road crash in Chorley PR7 on 26 July 2013 at 17:56 involving a Peugeot 308

A Peugeot 308 and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chorley at 17:56 on Friday 26 July 2013. A 34-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 308 was seriously injured and the 21-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 308 and the 40-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Jul 2013
Friday, 17:56
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 308 and car
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.66268, longitude -2.64473, 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, PR7 1SU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201304CA13157
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
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 308)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 308)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 201304CA13157 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 2013.