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A6062 crash in Blackburn with Darwen on 21 November 2008 at 14:35 involving a minibus

A minibus and a car were involved in a crash on the A6062 in Blackburn with Darwen at 14:35 on Friday 21 November 2008. The 19-year-old male driver of the car, an 18-year-old female passenger in the minibus and a 36-year-old female passenger in the minibus were 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
21 Nov 2008
Friday, 14:35
Vehicles
2
Minibus and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.72317, longitude -2.53722, in the BB2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Livesey with Pleasington, Blackburn with Darwen, BB2 5HU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200804EA08390
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6062
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
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

    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 200804EA08390 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.