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A5068 crash in West Lancashire on 24 December 2017 at 16:15 involving a Citroen DS3

A Citroen DS3 and a Kia Rio were involved in a crash on the A5068 in West Lancashire at 16:15 on Sunday 24 December 2017. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2017
Sunday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Citroen DS3 and Kia Rio
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.55846, longitude -2.79114, in the WN8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre, West Lancashire, WN8 6JX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lancashire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201704SB17218
Council area
West Lancashire
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5068
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
577

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Rio)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Rio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Rio)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Rio)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen DS3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 201704SB17218 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lancashire road accident statistics for 2017.