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A56 crash in Rossendale on 7 August 2015 at 10:35 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A56 in Rossendale at 10:35 on Friday 7 August 2015. The 27-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2015
Friday, 10:35
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.6951, longitude -2.31619, 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 6LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201504EF15229
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
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
680

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    12,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

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 201504EF15229 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 2015.