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B6241 crash in Preston on 3 December 2018 at 17:45 involving a Mazda 3

A vehicle and a Mazda 3 were involved in a crash on the B6241 in Preston at 17:45 on Monday 3 December 2018. The 35-year-old female driver of the Mazda 3 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2018
Monday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Other vehicle and Mazda 3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79699, longitude -2.7223, in the PR2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fulwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greyfriars, Preston, PR2 3LX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201804SA18538
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6241
Road type
Single 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
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 June 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    36 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 201804SA18538 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 2018.