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C road crash in Burnley BB11 on 22 May 2003 at 17:25 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort, a Renault 5 and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on a C road in Burnley at 17:25 on Thursday 22 May 2003. The 21-year-old male driver of the Renault 5 and a 22-year-old male passenger in the Renault 5 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 May 2003
Thursday, 17:25
Vehicles
3
Ford Escort and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.77954, longitude -2.26372, in the BB11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burnley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coal Clough with Deerplay, Burnley, BB11 4RG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200304F034703
Council area
Burnley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 October 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

    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 200304F034703 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Burnley road accident statistics for 2003.