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Serious B6447 crash in Blackburn with Darwen on 24 November 1995 at 10:30 involving a Vauxhall Calibra

A Vauxhall Calibra and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the B6447 in Blackburn with Darwen at 10:30 on Friday 24 November 1995. The 66-year-old female driver of the Honda Civic and a 90-year-old female passenger in the Honda Civic were seriously 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
24 Nov 1995
Friday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Calibra and Honda Civic
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.74558, longitude -2.50974, in the BB2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn.

Map of where the crash happened in Blackburn with Darwen

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199504E056595
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6447
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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 slight injury crash on 18 February 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 90, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199504E056595 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blackburn with Darwen road accident statistics for 1995.