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A680 crash in Rossendale on 15 January 1988 at 17:35 involving a car

A car and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A680 in Rossendale at 17:35 on Friday 15 January 1988. All eleven casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jan 1988
Friday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Car and minibus
Casualties
11
11 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.72678, longitude -2.33507, in the BB5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rising Bridge.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1988040EB0215
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
680
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (11)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 1988040EB0215 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rossendale road accident statistics for 1988.