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A56 crash in Rossendale on 15 November 2009 at 17:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the A56 in Rossendale at 17:30 on Sunday 15 November 2009. A 30-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Nov 2009
Sunday, 17:30
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69678, longitude -2.32711, in the BB4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haslingden. 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200904FL09130
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
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
A
Second road number
6177

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 February 1986.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Road works
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 200904FL09130 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 2009.