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M65 crash in Chorley on 11 April 2014 at 08:27 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a car were involved in a crash on the M65 in Chorley at 08:27 on Friday 11 April 2014. The 34-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 and the 33-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Apr 2014
Friday, 08:27
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and car
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.71639, longitude -2.58777, in the PR6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201404TA14064
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
65
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 April 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 201404TA14064 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 2014.