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M61 crash in Chorley on 16 December 2015 at 15:47 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Hyundai Getz were involved in a crash on the M61 in Chorley at 15:47 on Wednesday 16 December 2015. The 56-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 19-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Getz were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Dec 2015
Wednesday, 15:47
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Hyundai Getz
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.60925, longitude -2.58352, in the PR6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Adlington & Anderton, Chorley, PR6 9HH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201504SC15338
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
61
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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, 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
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 141 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Getz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,086 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Getz)

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 201504SC15338 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.