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Serious A56 crash in Rossendale on 19 September 2004 at 11:45 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle, a Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A56 in Rossendale at 11:45 on Sunday 19 September 2004. The 63-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 1200 motorcycle and a 37-year-old female passenger on the Yamaha motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a muddy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Sep 2004
Sunday, 11:45
Vehicles
3
Yamaha and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69758, longitude -2.32863, in the BB4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 5EB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200404F066504
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
Urban
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Mud
Carriageway hazards
Mud

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 April 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 1200

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,157 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 1200)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

    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 200404F066504 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.