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Serious B6239 crash in Burnley on 20 August 2006 at 14:35 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on the B6239 in Burnley at 14:35 on Sunday 20 August 2006. A 14-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Punto was seriously injured and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Aug 2006
Sunday, 14:35
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Fiat Punto
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78835, longitude -2.26074, in the BB11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burnley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Trinity, Burnley, BB11 5AF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Burnley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200604FA06143
Council area
Burnley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6239
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 April 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

    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 200604FA06143 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Burnley road accident statistics for 2006.