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A6066 crash in Rossendale on 5 September 2010 at 17:00 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on the A6066 in Rossendale at 17:00 on Sunday 5 September 2010. The 21-year-old female driver of the Seat Ibiza and a 23-year-old male passenger in the Seat Ibiza were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Sep 2010
Sunday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69079, longitude -2.18381, in the OL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bacup. It is one of the crashes that make up the Britannia & Lee Mill, Rossendale, OL13 9TW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201004FJ10038
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
6066
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 January 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 201004FJ10038 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 2010.