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A671 crash in Rossendale on 21 January 2002 at 10:30 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A671 in Rossendale at 10:30 on Monday 21 January 2002. A 41-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and a 64-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jan 2002
Monday, 10:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Dennis
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.65449, longitude -2.17654, 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
200204F004902
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
Crossroads
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200204F004902 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.