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Serious A681 crash in Rossendale on 2 May 1993 at 16:54 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A681 in Rossendale at 16:54 on Sunday 2 May 1993. A 12-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra was seriously injured and a 67-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Micra and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 May 1993
Sunday, 16:54
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Nissan Micra
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69153, longitude -2.22817, in the OL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bacup.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199304E110693
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
681
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 28 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199304E110693 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 1993.