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B6243 crash in Ribble Valley on 1 December 1998 at 13:25 involving a Leyland DAF FA 65 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 65 lorry and an Iveco van were involved in a crash on the B6243 in Ribble Valley at 13:25 on Tuesday 1 December 1998. The 39-year-old male driver of the Iveco van 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
Slight
Date
1 Dec 1998
Tuesday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 65 and Iveco
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.83598, longitude -2.49306, in the BB7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Ribble Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199804E116698
Council area
Ribble Valley
Police force
Lancashire
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6243
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 191 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 65

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    6,024 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Iveco)

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 199804E116698 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ribble Valley road accident statistics for 1998.