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A671 crash in Rossendale on 10 January 2002 at 07:45 involving a Foden lorry

A Foden lorry, a Vauxhall Nova and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A671 in Rossendale at 07:45 on Thursday 10 January 2002. A 78-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Xsara, a 47-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Xsara and the 53-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xsara were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Jan 2002
Thursday, 07:45
Vehicles
3
Foden and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.66034, longitude -2.1752, in the OL12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whitworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whitworth, Rossendale, OL12 8QH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200204F002002
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
671
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 December 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Foden

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Xsara)

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 200204F002002 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 2002.