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Serious M6 crash in South Ribble on 20 March 2019 at 10:11 involving a Ford Fiesta

Six vehicles, including a Ford Fiesta and a Volkswagen Transporter van, were involved in a crash on the M6 in South Ribble at 10:11 on Wednesday 20 March 2019. The 56-year-old male driver of the goods vehicle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Mar 2019
Wednesday, 10:11
Vehicles
6
Ford Fiesta and 5 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68837, longitude -2.67854, in the PR25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leyland. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Ambrose, South Ribble, PR25 4YJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Ribble

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019040844124
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    10,837 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 5: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 6: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    5,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown), in vehicle 5 (Goods vehicle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2019040844124 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Ribble road accident statistics for 2019.