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A671 crash in Burnley on 19 February 1996 at 16:25 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5, an Audi 80 and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A671 in Burnley at 16:25 on Monday 19 February 1996. The 45-year-old male driver of the Audi 80 and the 27-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Feb 1996
Monday, 16:25
Vehicles
3
Renault 5 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78587, longitude -2.24705, in the BB11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burnley.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199604F006596
Council area
Burnley
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
671
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Escort)

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 199604F006596 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Burnley road accident statistics for 1996.