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A671 crash in Rossendale on 31 July 2002 at 16:40 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A671 in Rossendale at 16:40 on Wednesday 31 July 2002. The 31-year-old female driver of the Ford Orion, the 21-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 and a 1-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a muddy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2002
Wednesday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and Ford Orion
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.65233, longitude -2.17713, in the OL12 postcode district. 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
200204F054102
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
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Mud
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Mud

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a fatal crash on 1 February 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200204F054102 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.