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A56 crash in Rossendale on 28 May 2004 at 15:00 involving a Mercedes 300

A Mercedes 300 and a Nissan Sunny were involved in a crash on the A56 in Rossendale at 15:00 on Friday 28 May 2004. The 60-year-old male driver of the Mercedes 300, the 25-year-old female driver of the Nissan Sunny and a 22-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Sunny were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 May 2004
Friday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 300 and Nissan Sunny
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68596, longitude -2.30583, in the BB4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200404F036004
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
56
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 19 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 300

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    2,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 300)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

    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 200404F036004 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 2004.