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Unclassified road crash in Preston PR2 on 3 November 2023 at 19:10 involving a Polestar 2

A Polestar 2 and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Preston at 19:10 on Friday 3 November 2023. The 51-year-old female driver of the Mercedes E Class and a 51-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class were 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
3 Nov 2023
Friday, 19:10
Vehicles
2
Polestar 2 and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79199, longitude -2.70363, in the PR2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fulwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sharoe Green, Preston, PR2 9HZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Preston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023041376845
Council area
Preston
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Polestar 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2023041376845 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 2023.