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Serious B6243 crash in Hyndburn on 12 December 2002 at 14:45 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the B6243 in Hyndburn at 14:45 on Thursday 12 December 2002. The 55-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra, the 81-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Dec 2002
Thursday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Rover 200 Series and Ford Sierra
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.81316, longitude -2.60793, in the PR3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Longridge, Ribble Valley.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204E104302
Council area
Hyndburn
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6243
Road type
Single 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

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 24 July 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    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 200204E104302 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hyndburn road accident statistics for 2002.