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B6233 crash in Blackburn with Darwen on 2 December 1997 at 13:10 involving a Daewoo Espero

A Daewoo Espero and a Ford KA were involved in a crash on the B6233 in Blackburn with Darwen at 13:10 on Tuesday 2 December 1997. A 31-year-old female passenger in the Ford KA and a 25-year-old male passenger in the Ford KA were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 13:10
Vehicles
2
Daewoo Espero and Ford KA
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75403, longitude -2.4874, in the BB1 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199704E101597
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6233
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 April 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Daewoo Espero

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford KA)

    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 199704E101597 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.