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A6068 crash in Pendle on 31 July 1999 at 11:25 involving a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry, an MG MGF and a Citroen AX were involved in a crash on the A6068 in Pendle at 11:25 on Saturday 31 July 1999. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 1999
Saturday, 11:25
Vehicles
3
Leyland DAF FA 45 and 2 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.85428, longitude -2.19076, in the BB8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Pendle

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199904F047199
Council area
Pendle
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6068
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Central refuge, no other controls

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 slight injury crash on 17 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 2: MG MGF

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG MGF)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen AX)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG MGF)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG MGF)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (MG MGF)

    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 199904F047199 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pendle road accident statistics for 1999.