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Serious unclassified road crash in Hyndburn BB5 on 14 July 2016 at 16:42 involving a Fiat Punto

A bicycle and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hyndburn at 16:42 on Thursday 14 July 2016. The 10-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jul 2016
Thursday, 16:42
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Fiat Punto
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.75746, longitude -2.38537, in the BB5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Church. It is one of the crashes that make up the Church, Hyndburn, BB5 0FY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hyndburn

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201604ED16355
Council area
Hyndburn
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
679

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

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 201604ED16355 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hyndburn road accident statistics for 2016.