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A6061 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 51 collisions on the A6061 from 1980 to 2016, with 77 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 13 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A6061 was on 29 May 2016.

Collisions since 1980
51
4,596th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
77
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
13
15 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
29 May 2016
Busiest year
1997
4 collisions

Crash severity on the A6061

On the A6061, 3.9% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2016

  • Fatal23.9%
  • Serious1325%
  • Slight3671%

Where the A6061 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,596th
Most casualties
4,509th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,432nd

A6061 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6061 peaked at 4 in 1997, and none have been recorded since 2016.

Collisions and casualties on the A6061, 1980 to 2016

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201612
201500
201411
201335
201222
201100
201024
200913
200822
200723
200612
200523
200411
200300
200223
200100
200011
199911
199800
199748
199600
199548
199423
199311
199213
199123
199000
198900
198800
198734
198600
198533
198400
198311
198244
198123
198023

When crashes happen on the A6061

Sunday has the most collisions on the A6061 (11), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (5.9%)
  • Tuesday9 (18%)
  • Wednesday5 (9.8%)
  • Thursday9 (18%)
  • Friday8 (16%)
  • Saturday6 (12%)
  • Sunday11 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (5.9%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (5.9%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (16%)
  • 9am to noon3 (5.9%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm11 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (9.8%)
  • February3 (5.9%)
  • March2 (3.9%)
  • April4 (7.8%)
  • May8 (16%)
  • June4 (7.8%)
  • July2 (3.9%)
  • August5 (9.8%)
  • September4 (7.8%)
  • October5 (9.8%)
  • November5 (9.8%)
  • December4 (7.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight31 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6061 crashes

On the A6061, 59% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (18%)
  • 40 mph10 (20%)
  • 50 mph2 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (59%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds43 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry29 (57%)
  • Wet or damp17 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6061 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the A6061, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (16%)
  • Pedestrian5 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car59 (73%)
  • Motorcycle12 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (30%)
  • 21 to 2510 (13%)
  • 26 to 3513 (17%)
  • 36 to 459 (12%)
  • 46 to 556 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6511 (14%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.3%)
  • Over 751 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider51 (66%)
  • Passenger21 (27%)
  • Pedestrian5 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A6061

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A6061

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6061 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6061 were recorded in 4 council areas. Chorley has the most, with 26, followed by South Ribble (12) and Manchester (8).

Collisions on the A6061 in each area, 1980 to 2016
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChorley263926
2ndSouth Ribble122102
3rdManchester81002
4thBlackburn with Darwen3502

A6061 crashes by town

Of the 51 collisions on the A6061, 8 were in the built-up area of Manchester.

Latest recorded crashes on the A6061

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A6061, from 14 February 1997 to 29 May 2016.

Severity