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Unclassified road crash in Chorley BL6 on 3 December 2018 at 15:26 involving a Citroen C1

A Citroen C1 hit nine pedestrians on an unclassified road in Chorley at 15:26 on Monday 3 December 2018. All ten casualties were slightly injured. Nine of them were pedestrians.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2018
Monday, 15:26
Vehicles
1
Citroen C1
Casualties
10
10 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62471, longitude -2.568, in the BL6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Adlington & Anderton, Chorley, BL6 7SB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201804SC18300
Council area
Chorley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
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
94%
Estimated chance it was slight
6%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 June 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 76, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 7: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 8: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 9: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 10: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    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 201804SC18300 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 2018.