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A6066 crash in Rossendale on 8 December 2001 at 20:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A6066 in Rossendale at 20:30 on Saturday 8 December 2001. The 49-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra 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 private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 2001
Saturday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Sierra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69364, longitude -2.20169, in the OL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bacup. It is one of the crashes that make up the Britannia & Lee Mill, Rossendale, OL13 0AX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200104F098701
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6066
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 27 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

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 200104F098701 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.