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A56 crash in Rossendale on 2 December 2004 at 11:40 involving a Renault Clio van

Four vehicles, including a Renault Clio van and a Peugeot 306, were involved in a crash on the A56 in Rossendale at 11:40 on Thursday 2 December 2004. The 24-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio van and the 48-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 2004
Thursday, 11:40
Vehicles
4
Renault Clio and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.6927, longitude -2.3077, in the BB4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greenfield & Eden, Rossendale, BB4 6LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200404F089704
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
One way street or slip road
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
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 September 2006.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,463 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    11,946 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

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 200404F089704 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.