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Serious B5256 crash in South Ribble on 25 December 2024 at 21:25 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla and a car were involved in a crash on the B5256 in South Ribble at 21:25 on Wednesday 25 December 2024. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Dec 2024
Wednesday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Toyota Corolla and car
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69592, longitude -2.67837, 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
2024041536698
Council area
South Ribble
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5256
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
6

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 April 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

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 2024041536698 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 2024.