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Serious A679 crash in Burnley on 29 March 1999 at 11:05 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Honda Accord were involved in a crash on the A679 in Burnley at 11:05 on Monday 29 March 1999. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Mar 1999
Monday, 11:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Honda Accord
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79034, longitude -2.2568, in the BB11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Burnley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199904F018499
Council area
Burnley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
679
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
671

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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 3 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,850 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

    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 199904F018499 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 1999.