Skip to main content
CrashStats

A6068 crash in Pendle on 15 September 2003 at 12:25 involving a Volkswagen LT 35 van

A Volkswagen LT 35 van, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on the A6068 in Pendle at 12:25 on Monday 15 September 2003. The 29-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 69-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Sep 2003
Monday, 12:25
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen LT 35 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.8597, longitude -2.17071, in the BB8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Colne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Vivary Bridge, Pendle, BB8 9BY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Pendle

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200304F062503
Council area
Pendle
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6068
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 slight injury crash on 30 August 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen LT 35

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,589 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 200304F062503 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Pendle road accident statistics for 2003.