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Unclassified road crash in Blackburn with Darwen BB2 on 24 February 2012 at 15:30 involving a Volvo XC60

A Volvo XC60 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Blackburn with Darwen at 15:30 on Friday 24 February 2012. A 62-year-old male pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Feb 2012
Friday, 15:30
Vehicles
1
Volvo XC60
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75139, longitude -2.49466, in the BB2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wensley Fold, Blackburn with Darwen, BB2 6LT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201204EA12059
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo XC60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo XC60)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 201204EA12059 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 2012.