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Unclassified road crash in Rossendale OL13 on 4 September 2015 at 08:27 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rossendale at 08:27 on Friday 4 September 2015. The 61-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Sep 2015
Friday, 08:27
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Meriva and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70335, longitude -2.20082, 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 0AX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rossendale

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201504EF15259
Council area
Rossendale
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by school crossing patrol

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
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 201504EF15259 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.