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Serious B6231 crash in Hyndburn on 20 April 1998 at 08:05 involving a Renault 19

A Renault 19 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B6231 in Hyndburn at 08:05 on Monday 20 April 1998. The 44-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured and the 24-year-old female driver of the Renault 19 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Apr 1998
Monday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
Renault 19 and bicycle
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.74122, longitude -2.40295, in the BB5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oswaldtwistle.

Map of where the crash happened in Hyndburn

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199804E033298
Council area
Hyndburn
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6231
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

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 199804E033298 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hyndburn road accident statistics for 1998.