Crash on the A6 in Chorley - 25 Feb 2025

Accident reference 2025041559131

Slight Accident

Accident summary

On Tuesday 25 February 2025 at 08:05 a slight collision occurred near A6, Chorley involving 1 vehicle (car) and 1 casualty (1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway
  • Junction: Other junction
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 53.650540, -2.626510

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025041559131
Police Reference 041559131
Date & Time
Tuesday
Severity Slight
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Lancashire
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road A6
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E10000017
Current Highway Authority E10000017
LSOA Code E01024940

Junction Information

Junction Detail Other junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian Crossing Information

Pedestrian Crossing Pedestrian light crossing (pelican, puffin, toucan or similar)

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Carriageway Hazards None

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 0
Adjusted Slight Casualties 1

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Waiting to turn left

Driver Information

Sex Unknown
Journey Purpose Not known

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Slight
Type Pedestrian
Age 18
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location Crossing elsewhere within 50m. of pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside
IMD Decile 4 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.