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Serious A682 crash in Burnley on 26 February 2017 at 17:49 involving a Citroen DS3

A Citroen DS3, a Toyota Yaris and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A682 in Burnley at 17:49 on Sunday 26 February 2017. The 63-year-old male driver of the Citroen DS3 was seriously injured and the 24-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris and the 45-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Zafira were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Feb 2017
Sunday, 17:49
Vehicles
3
Citroen DS3 and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.79722, longitude -2.23953, in the BB10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burnley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bank Hall, Burnley, BB10 3BJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Burnley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201704EF17044
Council area
Burnley
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lancashire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
682
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 serious injury crash on 20 April 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen DS3)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 201704EF17044 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Burnley road accident statistics for 2017.