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Fatal A49 crash in Chorley on 2 December 2015 at 18:55 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry hit a pedestrian on the A49 in Chorley at 18:55 on Wednesday 2 December 2015. A 31-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Dec 2015
Wednesday, 18:55
Vehicles
1
DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.71179, longitude -2.6716, in the PR5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Farington East, South Ribble, PR25 4QZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201504SC15306
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
49
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 75 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    12,902 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, hit by vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 201504SC15306 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 2015.