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Serious B6252 crash in Pendle on 28 December 2003 at 20:12 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a BMW R 1100 RS motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B6252 in Pendle at 20:12 on Sunday 28 December 2003. The 28-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1100 RS motorcycle was seriously 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
Serious
Date
28 Dec 2003
Sunday, 20:12
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and BMW R 1100 RS
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.91945, longitude -2.18709, in the BB18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnoldswick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barnoldswick, Pendle, BB18 5DW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200304F090103
Council area
Pendle
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6252
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: BMW R 1100 RS

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,085 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R 1100 RS)

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 200304F090103 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.