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A6 crash in Preston on 27 October 2017 at 09:08 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in Preston at 09:08 on Friday 27 October 2017. The 50-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Oct 2017
Friday, 09:08
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77452, longitude -2.7075, in the PR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Preston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Plungington, Preston, PR1 7XB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201704SA17458
Council area
Preston
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
Dual 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 August 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

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 201704SA17458 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Preston road accident statistics for 2017.