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A56 crash in Rossendale on 30 October 2001 at 15:35 involving a Peugeot 309

A Peugeot 309 and a Toyota Yaris were involved in a crash on the A56 in Rossendale at 15:35 on Tuesday 30 October 2001. The 20-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 309 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Oct 2001
Tuesday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 309 and Toyota Yaris
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68596, longitude -2.30583, in the BB4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104F083001
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
56
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
682

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 serious injury crash on 19 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

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 200104F083001 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.