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Serious B6232 crash in Blackburn with Darwen on 20 February 1997 at 12:41 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Citroen were involved in a crash on the B6232 in Blackburn with Darwen at 12:41 on Thursday 20 February 1997. The 41-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, the 32-year-old female driver of the Citroen and a 79-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Feb 1997
Thursday, 12:41
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Citroen
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.73533, longitude -2.46581, in the BB2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199704E010397
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6232
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Auto signal part defective
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 199704E010397 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 1997.