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B6233 crash in Blackburn with Darwen on 15 January 2008 at 16:20 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Honda Accord were involved in a crash on the B6233 in Blackburn with Darwen at 16:20 on Tuesday 15 January 2008. A 19-year-old male passenger in the Honda Accord was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jan 2008
Tuesday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Honda Accord
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75403, longitude -2.48741, in the BB1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 7DR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804EA08027
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6233
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

    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 200804EA08027 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blackburn with Darwen road accident statistics for 2008.