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Serious unclassified road crash in Rossendale BB4 on 9 October 2001 at 18:30 involving a Toyota Landcruiser

A Toyota Landcruiser and an Audi 80 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale at 18:30 on Tuesday 9 October 2001. A 71-year-old male passenger in the Audi 80 was seriously injured and the 49-year-old female driver of the Audi 80 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Oct 2001
Tuesday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota Landcruiser and Audi 80
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69041, longitude -2.32086, in the BB4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haslingden. It is one of the crashes that make up the Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4HW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104F077601
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi 80)

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 200104F077601 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rossendale road accident statistics for 2001.