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Serious unclassified road crash in Pendle BB9 on 15 May 1993 at 12:25 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra, an Aeon Cobra and a Leyland DAF van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Pendle at 12:25 on Saturday 15 May 1993. The 51-year-old male driver of the Aeon Cobra was seriously injured and a 53-year-old female passenger in the Aeon Cobra and a 14-year-old female passenger in the Aeon Cobra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
15 May 1993
Saturday, 12:25
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.82411, longitude -2.22464, in the BB9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brierfield.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199304F110293
Council area
Pendle
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 March 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    2,304 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Aeon Cobra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Leyland DAF

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Aeon Cobra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Aeon Cobra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Aeon Cobra)

    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 199304F110293 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pendle road accident statistics for 1993.