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Unclassified road crash in Chorley PR7 on 26 November 2020 at 19:02 involving a Vauxhall Insignia

A Vauxhall Insignia and a Toyota Corolla were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chorley at 19:02 on Thursday 26 November 2020. The 57-year-old female driver of the Toyota Corolla was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Nov 2020
Thursday, 19:02
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Insignia and Toyota Corolla
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.6557, longitude -2.65383, in the PR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chorley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chorley North West, Chorley, PR7 2RQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chorley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020041001952
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
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
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Insignia

    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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2020041001952 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 2020.