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Serious unclassified road crash in Ribble Valley BB7 on 1 September 2020 at 12:57 involving a Toyota Aygo

A Toyota Aygo and a goods vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Ribble Valley at 12:57 on Tuesday 1 September 2020. The 88-year-old male driver of the Toyota Aygo was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Sep 2020
Tuesday, 12:57
Vehicles
2
Toyota Aygo and goods vehicle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.87951, longitude -2.37222, in the BB7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Clitheroe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Salthill, Ribble Valley, BB7 2BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ribble Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020040977220
Council area
Ribble Valley
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
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, 86 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    88 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 88, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Aygo)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2020040977220 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ribble Valley road accident statistics for 2020.